After spending all her life being controlled and abused by her family, Addie finally took the step to walk away from them and gain control of her life. And she has been doing just that for the past year, trying to find herself and live her life on her terms. 

But she isn't too thrilled when Beckett moves into the place she's staying at temporarily, because he seems to see too much of the pain and scars that she tries too hard to hide from everyone. As they spend time together, she can't help but slowly feel drawn to him and wanting to know more about him and the things that seem to haunt him.

But someone isn't too happy with Addie's new-found freedom and her growing closeness to Beckett and will stop at nothing to make her regret her choices, no matter who gets caught up in the crosshairs.
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Addie was an inspiring character who was so kind, understanding, and compassionate because of everything she had to endure all her life. She was also very brave and determined to work on figuring herself out and taking the steps to learn everything that she wasn't allowed to before. There were times when she felt helpless, like a failure, or wanted to give up, but she still pushed through all those insecurities and fears. As the story progresses, we see Addie get more confident and stand up for herself and for the people she cares about.

Beckett has been running from the past for far too long, carrying a lot of guilt and regrets after what happened to Shiloh and how it changed all their lives permanently. But now he's back to make amends for not being there for his family all these years. Traveling to different places working as a doctor, he has seen and done things that have deeply impacted his life, and some of those choices still haunt him. He was such a gentle soul who wanted to help everyone out in whatever way he could, but at the same time he was so fierce and protective when the people he cared about were in any trouble.

Beckett was exactly who Addie needed to come out of her shell. He was wonderful and helped Addie every step of the way to find her independence. He believed in her and kept pushing her to not give up every time she felt stupid for trying or felt overwhelmed. He helped fulfill the things on her checklist, which meant so much to someone like Addie, who was treated so horribly all her life and was never allowed to take the lead. At the same time, Addie stood by his side and helped him work through his feelings of guilt and regret for leaving his family in order to cope with the situation. Their relationship grew from friends to lovers so beautifully and effortlessly with how they seemed to connect and open up about their past and struggles with each other.

It was amazing to see how Addie found her place with the Eastons, who showed her what a family should be like. She finally found her family, friends, herself, and a love that she never thought she would have in her life with Beckett.

All the attacks made me so angry on Addie's behalf, and I just wished they all got what they deserved (which they did thankfully).