You were all I had. No one but you can understand those words. Choices. KarRa never had any in the Dark slums. Survival was a daily struggle for food and water. But the one thing KarRa did have was Rylan. She'd always had Rylan, from the first. He was all she really needed. Then Rylan made a choice that almost destroyed her. She had no choice except to survive without him. She learned, but she never stopped loving him. "You left. And no one but you can understand that." Then comes the day foretold, when Rylan has to face his Beast heritage if he wants to live. His destiny requires KarRa's blind sacrifice. She was ready to face any fate, except the one they offer: Rylan. For the first time a girl from the streets has choices laid at her feet: to start fresh, alone, or to forgive, to trust, to love. When life is about more than just survival, it gets complicated.