Sophie Benedict was sixteen when she was burned in the house fire that killed her parents and eight years later, while the scars on her skin have healed, those on her soul haven't. Working as a licensed therapist online, it keeps her away from face to face interaction. She's more comfortable with other people's pain than her own. Hayden Cole was the rookie fireman who hesitated-it was his first call. While ultimately he saved her, he believes everything that's happened to her belongs squarely on his shoulders. He'd do anything to make it right. As he begins to coax her out of the darkness and into the light, Hayden realizes that he was the one who was lost. Only their love can burn away the shadows that threaten to swallow them both.