Tessa never meant to return. Not to the town that held her darkest memories, not to the people who whispered her name like a ghost, and definitely not to the boy she left behind without a word. She built a new life far away - quiet, distant, safe.
But one shocking news headline shatters that distance in an instant.
Drawn back to the place she swore she’d never see again, Tessa finds the town unchanged on the surface… yet something beneath it feels wrong. And the bridge where everything began pulses with a tension she can’t explain.
Cal has lived years without answers, burying the pain Tessa left. Her sudden reappearance cracks open every question he learned to live without - questions Tessa isn’t sure she’s ready to face.
As past and present twist together, Tessa is pulled toward secrets long hidden and memories she isn’t certain she can trust. And with each step closer to the truth, one thing becomes
Some stories don’t stay buried.
Some returns aren’t accidents.
And some bridges lead exactly where you hoped they never would.