Secrets of the Flame

My last year of med school, the best year ever because of her—my future changed forever because of her…



From the moment I saw her, I knew there was something between us not many people find.

Passionate nights, stolen kisses throughout our busy days; she and I had the

same goals—goals that would end the special connection we’d found.

Leaving her behind proved to be the hardest thing I’d ever done.

Finding her one day in a Seattle hospital, tending to one of my best friends,

proved that old flame had never completely gone out.

No longer the easygoing, easy-to-love girl I’d known years ago, she’d become guarded.

My only question—why?