The past stood between them.

Ten years ago marriage to Julius Morrell would have promised Luisa a golden, sunlit future, she loved him so much. Now it only guaranteed her sister's freedom and a future filled with uncertainty for Luisa.

For she was overwhelmed by memories too long denied... of Scotland on an eternal afternoon, of first love ---the strongest and the best----and of things too painful to remember even now.

And Julius was blinded by thoughts of revenge that seemed to overshadow the silent promise they'd once shared.