Alexis had her life all planned out, marriage to her high school sweetheart, a home filled with love, and a future she could trust. But after five years, the distance between her and Jeremy became impossible to ignore. The arguments, the loneliness, the quiet unraveling of everything they’d built together. When their marriage ends, she thinks the hardest part is behind her. Then, just weeks after signing the divorce papers, she finds out she’s pregnant. Jeremy wants to make things right. And slowly they begin reconnecting. But when she uncovers the truth he’s been hiding, the foundation of her world shatters all over again. Now, she’s left to navigate motherhood on her own, rebuilding from the pieces of a life she never expected.

Eighteen year old Olivia has her California life down to an art. Soccer championships, sneaking glances at the cute goalkeeper, hanging out with her best friends, and the perfect bond with her mom. Well, almost perfect. She’s learned to avoid the topic of her dad - the man whose name makes her mom’s smile fade every time he’s mentioned. But when a routine physical reveals a heart condition, doctors urge her to get family support. Suddenly, finding her father isn’t just about filling in the blanks of her past, it’s about securing her future. When her mom finally agrees to reach out, Olivia discovers her mother has been carrying far more than memories all these years... she’s been holding onto secrets that could change everything.

A novella of Jeremy's POV. It’s been five years since Alexis left. Five years since Jeremy realized what it really means to lose everything that mattered. He’s tried to move on, a new marriage, a little girl, a house that looks like stability from the outside. But peace built on regret doesn’t last. Not when the past keeps breathing down your neck. When a truth he never saw coming tears through the life he’s built, Jeremy’s left standing in the wreckage of betrayal again, but this time he isn't the one who caused it. He's the one left asking why.