Once, We Were
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They thought time had buried what once was.
Emili Kwan has spent decades keeping her past sealed tight-until her daughter falls in love with the son of the man she never stopped loving. Gabriel Clark built a life out of duty, but one dinner, one glance across the room, and everything unraveled.
Tangled in secrets, bound by memories, and still aching from choices made long ago, Emili and Gabriel are forced to confront the story they tried to forget. As the next generation dares to dream of forever, the past resurfaces with unfinished truths and a love that never died.
"Once, We Were" is a tender, sweeping second-chance romance spanning decades, families, and the quiet spaces between heartbreak and healing.
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