Chloe was cherished, then trapped in a psychiatric ward and left to die at 18. Ava Blackwood trades away her ability to love for a rebirth, waking up on the day Chloe comes home. This time, she chooses distance over devotion and walks away from her family without hesitation. As guilt tears through her parents, twin brother, and fiancé, Jace—the only one who once kept watch over her in despair—becomes the sole source of comfort in her new life.