Elena thought leaving town would erase the heartbreak of loving a man who never chose her. But returning for a wedding—his wedding—proves that some ghosts never fade.As she reconnects with Nathan, the boy who had always been there, old feelings resurface. But was he just a friend—or the reason she ran in the first place?Now, trapped between past wounds and unspoken truths, Elena must decide: Was love something that happened once, or could it be something that almost happened... always?