One interview turned into a collision neither of us expected. The fire, the ruin, the silence that followed, My name became the easiest one to blame. Then Courtney walked into my life with sharp questions and sharper eyes, determined to tear me apart on live television. I should've stayed away.Instead, I asked her to come closer. I invited her into my world to tell her the truth I couldn't say aloud.What I didn't expect was the way she unraveled me. Every argument turned personal.Every glance lingered too long.Trust came slowly. Desire didn't. Then two pink lines on a white stick make everything real.But someone is watching. Threats grow louder.And protecting her becomes my only priority. I didn't start the fire. But if I can't prove it, the past will destroy everything we're becoming. Will the past destroy us-or give me something worth fighting for?