MoonCreations

Chloe Redgrave has mastered the art of starting over. After her divorce, her world narrowed to two things: her son and her peace. She isn't looking for a second chance—until Kian Ashford walks back into her life, the man she once left behind before life turned complicated. The man who never stopped feeling like home.

Years have passed. They've grown, changed, and broken in ways they never imagined. But when love circles back, it doesn’t knock—it crashes through the walls.
Now Chloe must decide: does she guard the life she's rebuilt, or risk everything for the one love that may have always been meant for her?

When Love Circles Back

The city lights faded into the horizon, replaced by the endless stretch of highway leading to Seaforth Bay—the coastal urban retreat in Macresia where Azure Haven sat, nestled against the beachfront, untouched by the chaos beyond.

For the first time in a long while, she wasn't uncomfortable sitting beside him.

Kian drove effortlessly, one hand resting on the steering wheel, his focus ahead, posture relaxed—as if this were the most normal thing in the world.

As if sixty days apart hadn't mattered.

As if time hadn't unraveled everything between them.

As if this moment had always been inevitable.

Chloe shifted slightly, her gaze flickering toward him.

"So… how have you been these past few days?"

Kian smirked faintly, exhaling. "Few days? Try two months."

She scoffed. "You were the one who stayed away."

He chuckled softly, unbothered. "I was giving you space."

She rolled her eyes. "Fine. I've been fine. Work has been smooth, Carter's adjusted well in school, everything's in place."

Kian hummed lightly, his fingers tapping against the wheel. "Just fine?"

Chloe crossed her arms, sighing. "Why do you sound like you expected a different answer?"

He glanced at her briefly, something unreadable in his gaze. "Because I know you, Chloe. 'Fine' means you're deflecting."

Didn't acknowledge the underlying weight of what he was asking.

Instead, she turned the conversation back to him. "And you? How have you been?"

Kian smirked, tilting his head slightly. "Do you miss me?"

Chloe scoffed, shaking her head. "That's not an answer."

He chuckled again, the sound effortless, carrying through the car.

Like they weren't who they were now.

Like they were just two people, driving toward the coast, away from the city, away from everything that had tangled between them for years.

Then—the conversation shifted.

Because Kian asked the one thing that wasn't easy.

The one thing that had sat between them in silence before now.

"Tell me about your life… for the six years you were away."

And just like that—the past caught up.

Chapter Seventy-Two: The Drive Toward What Was Left Unsaid