It seemed as if they had always been together–Fleur O’Meara and Lawson Fields weremeant for each other. Always had been, always would be.But nothing prepared them for the ravages of war and how different things would be uponhis return.Noconquering hero, he returned a broken, disfigured man in more ways than anyone couldsee and, determined not to drag her down into the abyss with him, he made certain thatshe would no longer want to be around him.But he hadn’t accounted for the strengthof her love.