Love That Withered, Heart That Bled

For fourteen years Cadence White has remained at the side of Julian Parker while he climbed to power and wealth. Just as she believes their long devotion is finally going to be rewarded, Julian makes an announcement that changes everything she thought she knew about their future together. Cadence now faces a painful reckoning with the man she has given her whole life to, and with a love that seems to be slipping away. The forced nature of the bond between them only deepens the ache of what she is losing.