Author's Note

Natalie Podger was only sixteen the day her boyfriend and life-long best friend Bennet Malene vanished from their small town without a word.

Sixteen years have since passed and she's certain she has put the past where it should be: behind her.

Then, unexpectedly, Bennet sweeps back into her life, wanting a second chance and with a secret that could devastate the whole town. His return rustles up forgotten and painful memories, forcing her to face the one thing she's been running from for all this time . . . Her heartbreak.