Helen Hardt 
Freed 

When you hit rock bottom, there’s nowhere to go…Dale Steel has spent his life running from the horror of his past, so he s completely unprepared for horror to follow him into the present. But that s exactly what it s done. His only hope is his love for Ashley White, so he grabs hold with both hands, determined to escape his bleak existence.Ashley is so in love she can t see straight. Dale and the thrall he holds over her has given her a new outlook on sex and relationships, and she s all in. Things are finally falling into place.But Ashley and Dale s troubles are far from over. An untimely death disrupts their hopes at happiness, followed by a phone call that leaves Dale even more grief-stricken. He must make an important decision. Two roads lie in front of him, but only one will free him.