What We Leave Behind

"What if we could leave it all behind?" Tristian's voice was soft, his gaze steady. "Just start over, like none of it ever happened."

For a moment, it sounded like a dream-like the freedom I'd been chasing. But I knew better. Some scars ran too deep, some dangers too close, to ever truly escape.

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Olivia thought she could run from her past, but no matter how far she goes, it -HE always finds her. Wounded, weary, and on the verge of breaking, she stumbles into the life of Tristian Jones-a widowed rancher grieving the ghosts of his own mistakes.

Tristian never planned to let a stranger disrupt his quiet life, especially not one with secrets as dangerous as hers. But something about Olivia stirs a need in him he thought he'd lost months ago-a need to protect, to heal, and maybe even to hope again.

As their worlds collide, they begin to uncover pieces of each other's pasts-pieces that draw them closer but also threaten to tear them apart. And when Olivia's enemies close in, Tristian must decide how much he's willing to risk for a woman who might never be able to stay.

In a story about love, redemption, and what it means to truly start over, What We Leave Behind explores the fragile line between the lives we escape and the ones we're brave enough to rebuild.