Ashley Shaw's past life was defined by tragedy—a devoted wife to Warren Prescott who never reciprocated her devotion, a mere substitute for his first love. She died with her unborn child, a casualty of unreturned affection. Granted a second life, Ashley returns to her high school years with a renewed purpose. Two rules now govern her existence: excel academically and maintain absolute separation from Warren Prescott. Yet the universe has other designs. The Warren Prescott who once ignored her now pursues her without restraint, trapping her against billiard tables and refusing to let her slip away. When she distances herself by enrolling at Aethelgard University to study medicine, he follows, appearing on campus weekly to ensure her avoidance of him is impossible. "Ashley Shaw, you cannot escape me," he insists. Her reply is adamant: "Young Master Prescott, I urge you to find some dignity. I am not interested." But the emotionally devastated man only pulls her closer, his grip firm on her waist, his voice raw and insistent: "Your interest is inconsequential. What matters is what your body truly desires."