Kassy Andra

Six years ago, Hayden Carter walked out of Claire Lawson’s life without a single explanation. No goodbye, no closure—just a broken heart and a mess of unanswered questions. Since then, Claire has worked hard to rebuild herself. She created a life filled with order, success, and strong emotional boundaries. She finally has what she always wanted: a thriving career, a city that feels like home, and the promise that she’ll never let anyone hurt her again. That is, until Hayden returns. As the new CEO of her company. Now, Claire has no choice but to face the one man she swore she’d never speak to again. The man who still manages to stir emotions she thought she buried long ago. The man who insists he never stopped caring about her. But after six years of silence, words don’t mean much. Hayden says he left to protect them both—that walking away was the only way to do the right thing. But Claire isn’t so sure. Some heartbreaks leave permanent scars, and not every love story deserves a second chance. Still, every look they exchange, every brush of his hand, every unexpected late-night conversation begins to chip away at her resolve. Because the truth is, their past was never really behind them. And maybe, deep down, neither of them ever truly let go.