Four years ago, Tessa Hart tried to tell Cole Kingston the truth he was going to be a father. Every message she sent disappeared into silence. No call back. No reply. Nothing. Left on her own, Tessa raised her daughter and built a life without the man she once trusted.

Now a major project pulls them into the same room again. Cole is sharper, harder, convinced Tessa was the one who walked away. Tessa keeps her guard up, determined to protect both her daughter and herself.

Then Cole meets Ava. One look, and he knows. She's his. And so is the past he never had a chance to claim.

With old wounds reopened and truths finally surfacing, Tessa and Cole must face what was lost and what could still be found.

Can they create something new out of years of silence, or has too much already slipped away?