Introduction

On his deathbed, Liam Walker's last breath was a bitter sigh of regret.

Forty years married to Sophia, a union devoid of love, left him yearning for a different path.

Then, blackness. A gasp.

He woke up, a 17-year-old again, posters of forgotten bands on his wall. A second chance! He swore to himself: No Sophia.

But fate had other plans. Sophia Hayes, the architect of his past misery, suddenly transferred to his school, pursuing him with an unnerving intensity.

Her strange kindness, unsettling smiles, and persistent presence felt like a cruel game. Liam, convinced she was manipulative, coldly pushed her away.

Despite her tearful confession that she had reincarnated too, and deeply loved him, his heart was guarded.

Then, he saw it: Sophia, cozy and laughing, emerging from a cheap motel with Ethan Vance, her old flame.

The gut-wrenching betrayal, the hollow ache of his first life, surged anew.

"Games?" he roared.

Was he destined to be a fool twice over? Why was she doing this to him, after all his efforts to escape? His heart shattered, leaving him desperate to flee.

He drove across the country, leaving a heartbroken Sophia behind. But she followed, determined to reveal a truth that could unravel two lifetimes of pain.

What if everything he knew was a horrifying misunderstanding? And could two fractured souls truly find a second chance at a love they never thought possible?