The Boys I left Behind

Three years ago, Delaney ran—from the whispers, from the heartbreak, and most of all, from the four boys who once meant everything to her.

They were her home:
Gray Ellison. Beck Rowe. River Hayes. Elliott Bennett.
Childhood best friends. First loves. Last heartbreaks.

One summer night shattered everything.
One secret no one talks about.
One kiss that never should've happened.
And Delaney disappeared.

Now she's back—and the boys aren't the same.
And neither is she.

Gray doesn't speak to her.
Beck won't stop looking at her like he still wants to save her.
River acts like it's all water under the bridge.
And Elliott—quiet, brooding Elliott—watches her like she's a ghost.

The town hasn't changed, but the space between them has.
Worse, something's unraveling beneath the surface.
And maybe, just maybe, Delaney isn't the only one keeping secrets.