Carson's twin brother, Cayson Hennison, has struck out in the love department. First, his childhood sweetheart is scared of him and now the one that is his true life mate keeps pushing him away. It's obvious she has secrets of her own and a past that may be worse than anything he's ever encountered. But love conquers all; or so they say. He is, after all, an Empath so emotions are his specialty. Alexandria Rogers has been running from her past and it's about to catch up with her. Even drawn as she is to Cayson, she is afraid of letting him in and tainting him with her curse. Just when she thinks she can finally let down her defenses, that past shows up at Sapphire Lake looking for her with a story that is nearly impossible to believe. Now she has to decide - run again or stay with the man she loves?