Searching Every Flame, Still Not Finding You

For seven years Joanna Stone has endured Ethan Quinn's coldness and humiliation, chasing him only to complete a system mission and resurrect her true lover, Liam White. One week before their wedding, Ethan's first love Serena Blair returns to Graybridge. He ruins Joanna's career for Serena, forces her to apologize in public, and lets Serena try on the wedding dress Joanna designed herself. Joanna endures it all, because she needs the wedding to go smoothly.

On their third engagement anniversary, Ethan comes home late and admits he will spend more time with Serena, though the wedding will proceed as planned. Joanna says nothing, counting down the days until the ceremony that will decide whether Liam returns to her.

But on the wedding day, Ethan abandons her in public for Serena, destroying her last hope with his own hands. When the mission fails, Joanna disappears completely, and Ethan learns that the woman he never cherished had never loved him at all.