The Posse

I always believed in second chances—just not the kind that come after losing everything.

When my husband, Daniel, died, I lost my partner, my best friend, and the man I thought I’d grow old with. Now it’s just me, our two grown kids, and the beach restaurant we built together in Crystal Cove. I tell everyone I’m fine. I even almost believe it.

Then Logan comes back into my life—Daniel’s best friend, the one who’s always been there in the background. He’s steady, kind, and suddenly looking at me in a way he never has before.

Part of me is terrified. Part of me feels alive again. And maybe, just maybe, my heart isn’t done believing in love after all.