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At eighteen, Mia disappeared.
For six years, she was gone without a trace.
No answers. No goodbyes. No way home.
The people she left behind never stopped searching.
Not her older half-sister, the brilliant and stubborn lawyer Hong Cha-young.
And certainly not Vincenzo Cassano-the boy she met in Italy, the one who became her best friend, her first love, and the person who never truly let her go.
When Mia is finally found at twenty-four, everyone expects her to be broken by what she endured.
Instead, she returns with the same kind heart, unwavering faith, and stubborn determination that once made everyone love her in the first place.
But returning home isn't as simple as it seems.
Years later Fragments of lost memories begin to surface. Familiar names echo from the past. Dangerous secrets connect her disappearance to powerful enemies who would rather the truth remain buried.
As Mia pieces together the years stolen from her, she must learn how to live again, trust again, and open her heart to the people who never gave up on her.
Surrounded by found family, unexpected allies, and one infuriatingly protective Italian consigliere, Mia discovers that healing isn't about forgetting the past.
It's about choosing hope despite it.
A heartfelt story of survival, family, faith, healing, and a love that endured even when time tried to tear it apart.
💚 "They stole six years of her life. They never stole her hope."