In this short-story prequel to the Bree Taggert series by #1 Amazon Charts and #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author Melinda Leigh， a murder investigation yields parallels to the Philly detective’s own frightening past。

When a man is shot in the head， Bree Taggert and her new partner， veteran detective Dana Romano， respond to the call。 They break the news to the victim’s ex-wife and learn the estranged couple’s five-year-old daughter was supposed to have been with him。 What starts as a murder investigation quickly morphs into a desperate search for a missing child。 The case stirs memories of Bree’s own traumatizing childhood。 To find the little girl， Bree will have to relive her own terrifying past。