Bella Moretti left Blackwater Cove at 14 when her family relocated to Italy for her father’s career. The move changed everything. While Bella and her older brother continued growing up in Italy, the life they left behind in Blackwater Cove slowly fell apart—especially for Nathan Hayes. Before leaving, Bella promised Nathan she’d stay in contact. She didn’t. Years passed. Nathan lost his father to cancer. And the boy Bella once knew turned into someone colder, quieter, harder to reach. Now at 20, Bella returns home for Christmas expecting nostalgia. Instead, she finds Nathan still carrying the wound she left behind. And worse? A part of him still belongs to her.