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She's learning to live again. He's learning to love her through the grief.

Four years ago, Mel ran from New York with her world in pieces, leaving behind everything she'd built with the man she loved. Now she's back, determined to stop hiding from life and actually live it again. Problem is, every street corner in this city feels like a punch to the gut.
Liam's always been the guy everyone leans on—solid, reliable, the one who keeps it together when everyone else falls apart. He's got the career, the respect, all the boxes checked. But what he really wants is something messier, something real: a chance with the woman who's gotten under his skin in ways he never expected.
Here's the catch—she's still grieving the love of her life. His best friend—the reason she left to begin with.
Mel's trying to figure out how to want things again without feeling guilty about it. Liam's wrestling with feelings that make him question what kind of friend he really is. They're both walking this impossible line between honoring the past and reaching for something new.
The question is whether love can grow in a place where loss left such deep roots, or if some ghosts are just too big to live with.