Sarah walked out on Michael while he was away in Africa three years ago and hasn't had any contact with him since. She wonders about him, haunted by the uncertainty of what happened after she left. She replays their fights over and over in her mind, remembering the sharp words, the tension that had thickened between them, and the love that had always fought to survive beneath it all.

Michael had been drowning—over his head in debt, suffocating under the weight of responsibilities he couldn't escape. And Sarah, unable to watch him suffer, had done the only thing she thought she could: she had left. But time had not erased the ache. If anything, it had deepened it, carving regrets into the spaces where love had once lived.

When Michael appears, time stops. Their eyes meet, and in that instant, the years fall away. There are so many unspoken words, so many things left unsaid that neither knows where to begin. The anger, the pain, the longing—it all simmers beneath the surface, waiting for the moment it will inevitably rise.

Sarah is hesitant. She had convinced herself that walking away was for the best. That Michael was better off without her. But seeing him again, hearing his voice, changes everything. He isn’t just a memory anymore. He’s real. And he’s standing right in front of her.

Michael, on the other hand, is more sure. He has carried the weight of her absence for too long. He doesn’t want to live in the past, drowning in what-ifs. He wants answers, closure—or maybe something more.

The pull between them is undeniable, but the question remains: Can they truly have a second chance? Can they rebuild what was broken when the past still lingers between them?

This is the first of three books that will keep you riveted, eager to find out what happens next in their journey of love, loss, and redemption.