It ends with us.

Sometimes the one who loves you the most is also the one who hurts you the most.

Life hasn't been easy for Lily, but that hasn't stopped her from working hard to achieve everything she's ever dreamed of. After leaving her small town in Maine, she graduated, moved to Boston, and opened her own business. Then, when she meets charming neurosurgeon Ryle Kincaid, her life suddenly seems too good to be true.
Ryle is strong, stubborn, and maybe a little arrogant. But he's also sensitive, very intelligent, and has a soft spot for Lily. And when he's wearing surgical scrubs, he's even more charming. Lily can't get him out of her head. But his utter aversion to relationships is disturbing. And even though Lily becomes the exception to his rule, she can't help but wonder why Ryle has been avoiding commitment.

But it's not just the question marks about her relationship that weigh on her, but also her thoughts about Atlas Corrigan - her first love who ties her to the past she left behind. He was her soulmate and protector. When he reappears, suddenly everything Lily has built with Ryle is threatened...