A second chance at love, but hate gets in the way. Six years have passed since Layla ran from her childhood home. Leaving the comfortable life she built in Washington is the last thing she wants, but her sister, Sloane, convinces her it's time to face the demons in her past. On her first trip back to California, her goal is to forgive her family for their wrongdoings. But the trip has a secondary purpose-getting revenge against Alora and Kai Drakos. If she rekindles things with Jamie, that's the icing on the cake. Six years have passed since Jamie swore to be Layla's villain. In her absence, he's carved a place he never could have imagined for himself with her family. Her surprise return has him convinced it's too well-timed to be a coincidence, so his goal becomes keeping her from causing trouble. Making sure she hates him in the process is just a benefit-no way in hell he's letting this woman anywhere near his heart again. Together, they discover there's a lot they don't know.