The festival was alive with color and sound, lanterns swaying overhead, music tumbling through the air. Navarro Coffee’s booth was at the heart of it, drawing in lines of customers eager for the aroma of roasted beans and buttery pastries. Celine stood behind the counter, her smile bright but brittle, her heart not in rhythm with the joy around her.

Because Liam was missing.

She told herself it didn’t matter. He had betrayed her, and she was stronger without him. But every time she glanced ...