Gentry Parkhurst had been my everything—until I broke his heart.

I’d loved my brother’s best friend since the day he caught me barefoot in a field chasing butterflies and dreaming too big. He’d loved me with a devotion that felt unbreakable. I’d believed we were forever…until tragedy shattered our world. When everything fell apart, I didn’t run toward him.

I ran as far away as I could.

Four years had passed before I set foot back in the small town of Haven Valley, convinced I’d left my past—and Gentry—behind for good. Imagine my shock when he’d been the one waiting at the airport, demanding I get in his truck so he could take me home.

I’d expected hatred.
I’d braced for indifference.
I hadn’t expected to find Gentry living and working on my family’s ranch, sleeping in my sanctuary, occupying every space I’d tried to forget.

No matter how hard I’d tried to keep my distance, we were consistently thrown together. Old wounds reopened. Buried feelings refused to stay buried. With every stolen glance and lingering touch, the truth became impossible to ignore.

We’d never stopped loving each other.

But some heartbreak changes you forever.