She thought all her dreams had come true. At sixteen Emily had a place on the cheer squad and older boyfriend who was the star player on the football team. Her parents loved him; the mayors son and the golden child of the town. But what happens when dreams turn into nightmares, and the nightmares become reality? After multiple hospital visits, a restraining order and help from the towns only female police officer; Emily moves across country in search of freedom to start her life again away from her person hell. With a new name and a made up past; Emily starts to put down new roots and can finally start to move on with her life in the country. Cole returned to his small Texas home town a year ago to help his grandma on the ranch; but people still treat him as if he is the same troubled teen he was growing up. When he meets the towns new girl he cant help but be attracted to her and wants to get to know her more. He made a lot of mistakes in his past; but coming back home was starting to look like the best decision he ever made. Can he break down the walls she has built up to protect herself and get her to trust again? What happens when nightmares from both of their pasts come searching for them and threaten to break down everything they have built up? Will they find themselves dragged back into their own underworlds or can they stay caught up in the country?