Clara Kane-Rivera’s second life began with the steady beat of a stranger’s heart.

The transplant had been a miracle wrapped in grief—Lucas Bennett’s heart, strong and young, now beating in her chest. Rejection risks lingered, medications were lifelong, monitoring constant—but she was alive.

Awake.

Breathing.

Home.

The first months were slow.

Clara—always the strong one, the protector—learned to accept help.

Alex took leave, the ...