After being betrayed by the people she trusted most, a woman is reborn with her memories intact and a second chance at her own life. Rather than fight for a fiancé who never truly loved her, she steps aside and lets her scheming stepsister take him — setting in motion a plan to expose the betrayals around her and reclaim her future.
There's still so much to buy. Dad sunk into his chair. He looked years older. Cynthia, that branch is remote. Life there is hard. If your mother were here, she'd never want this for you. I knew he cared. In our last life, he did so much to help me marry Julian.
He didn't know life with Julian had been no easier than going to Alaska. Every day of those seven years had hurt. He was beside me, but his heart was never mine. I wouldn't live through it again. In our last life, Priscilla went to Alaska.
Even with Dad and Julian's help, she called Julian in tears constantly. She spent every day counting stock in the freezer, her hands covered in blisters. Every time Julian hung up, he looked at me, as if every designer dress I wore and every hot meal I ate had been stolen from
Now I was the one going to Alaska. Julian wouldn't look after me. He wouldn't lose sleep over what I went through. I had only myself to rely on.
So at dawn the next morning, I went out to buy winter work clothes and boots. That was where I ran into the last person I wanted to see, Julian Thorne. He looked like he'd been waiting for me. The moment he saw me, he reached out.
Then he caught himself and pulled his hand back. What do you want? Cynthia, you've got the wrong idea. I just couldn't stand by and let Priscilla suffer in Alaska.
I'm only marrying her for now.