For five agonizing years, Emma Roberts lived in the shadows as Michael Frost’s secret lover, pouring her soul into a man who never intended to give her his heart. When Michael announces his engagement, Emma is discarded. To make matters worse, she is diagnosed with terminal heart failure. Longing for peace, Emma’s quiet exit is shattered as men from her past—and new suitors—converge upon her. Between Michael’s sudden obsession and a mysterious protector, Emma is dragged into a final whirlwind of love and betrayal where every heartbeat counts.