At thirteen, Maya Bennett became the one person able to soothe Karen Harrington after the trauma of his abduction left him unable to rest. For a decade, she gave him her nights while he treated her like a convenience, bringing home new women and expecting Maya to remain when they were gone. When she overhears him reduce her to nothing more than a sleeping aid, Maya chooses herself and walks away. Suddenly Karen faces the silence he never feared before, chasing the woman he ignored as she finds genuine care and a future with Noah. But some regrets arrive too late, leaving Karen alone with the memory of her final farewell.
