This short prequel to For the Love of Whiskey follows Sullivan "Sully" Tate as she fights to escape the only life she has ever known. For nearly fifteen years, Sully has been trapped inside the Free Rebellion compound, a cult that has controlled every part of her world and stripped away her sense of who she is. Now she is determined to break free, and the novella traces the fear, courage, and desperate hope of her flight toward an unknown future beyond the compound walls. Tense and emotional, it is a setup story that establishes Sully's harrowing past before she lands in Hope Valley, Colorado, and eventually crosses paths with the Whiskey family. Rather than a full romance, this is the origin of a survivor taking her first terrifying steps toward freedom, learning that getting out is only the beginning of reclaiming herself. It lays the emotional groundwork for the second chance at life, safety, and love that awaits her in the novel that follows, and gives readers the backstory behind one of the series' most resilient heroines.