Cate Larkin thought she had survived the worst night of her life.
Ten years ago, the man she loved vanished, leaving behind unanswered questions, shattered dreams, and a future that was never meant to be.
John wasn’t a reckless first crush. He was her safe place. Her once-in-a-lifetime love. The man who promised forever before either of them understood how fragile forever could be.
Cate had never trusted easily. But when she finally let John in, she gave him everything.
Then he was gone.
In the years that followed, Cate learned to live with the silence he left behind.
She accepted the version of the story she was given and rebuilt her life one careful step at a time – never questioning what couldn’t be changed.
Now, standing on the edge of a new beginning, Cate should feel certain. Until a single detail resurfaces – one that doesn’t fit the story she’s believed for ten years.
And if the story isn’t true… Then neither is the life she built around it. Because some loves don’t disappear. They wait.
Only Be Mine is a gripping psychological thriller about devastating loss, buried truths, and the courage it takes to survive the kind of love that was never meant to last.
