Before You Woke Up

Lily Bennett never believed in waiting-until the day she walked up to a stranger in a hotel lobby and changed both their lives forever.

Zachary Hayes was never the kind of man to fall for bold confessions. But something about Lily-her honesty, her courage-felt different. What began as a simple dinner turned into a love neither of them expected, and a future they couldn't imagine living without.

Three years later, they return to the same place where it all began, not as strangers, but as husband and wife-ready to start the life they've always dreamed of.

Until one morning changes everything.

A sudden accident leaves Zack trapped in a coma, and Lily is left holding onto a love that may never return. As days turn into years, she refuses to leave his side-until fate deals her another cruel blow.

Diagnosed with stage four cancer, Lily is forced to face a truth she cannot outrun.

With time slipping through her fingers, she chooses not to fight-but to live, even if only for a little while longer.

And when Zack finally opens his eyes...

She is no longer there.