For ten years, Dakota has carried the regret of the woman he was too shy to speak to in a college library. Now a successful, formidable man, he finds his practiced composure shattered when he spots Alyssa-the one who got away-in a crowd at a Salt Lake City convention.The accidental reunion is electric, reigniting a decade of unspoken desire that explodes into a night of passionate reconnection in a lavish penthouse suite. As the sun rises, they navigate a dizzying shift in power and confess the truths they kept hidden.With a red-eye flight looming and a thousand miles separating their lives, Dakota and Alyssa must decide if some things truly are worth the wait-or if they are finally ready to claim a future built on unleashed desire.