Holden Berkley ran from North Carolina once-straight into vet school, straight out of love, straight away from Beckett Warren. Years later, he comes back with nothing but a duffel bag, a fractured heart, and a past that refuses to stay buried. Beckett, now a rancher and bull rider, never forgot the boy who left or the mistakes that drove him away. As old wounds reopen and new truths come to light, the two men must decide whether second chances are worth the risk-and whether love can survive what was never forgiven.