The Scars I Bare

He was supposed to be just another guest. Instead, he became the greatest risk she's ever taken.Millie never expected to be back on the island long-term, but when her sister goes into early labor, she steps in to manage the family inn. Still reeling from a career scandal and craving a fresh start, she's focused on keeping her head down-until Aiden walks into her life.He's British, magnetic, and completely off-limits. What should have been a one-night mistake turns into something deeper, something real. Aiden is everything Millie didn't know she needed-kind, funny, and impossible to ignore. But while their connection grows, so do the questions. He's hiding something.When a sudden accident forces a reckoning, and Aiden walks away rather than open up, Millie is left with a broken heart and a thousand unanswered questions. What is he running from? And can love survive the weight of the lies he's told?