They were best friends before they were anything else. And they were almost forever — before they knew better. Zoey has built a life that looks steady from the outside. She runs a successful wedding photography business, lives in the mountain town she loves, and keeps her heart carefully guarded. After all, she's spent years watching other people promise forever — and breaking her own heart only once was enough. Myles left town to build something bigger than small-town expectations. A new city. A thriving career. A life that felt safe from the kind of loss he's known too well. It didn't. When he moves back unexpectedly — and into the apartment across the hall — old feelings resurface faster than either of them are ready for. The timing is wrong. The history is heavy. And the things they never said still linger between them. Before We Knew Better is an emotional, slow-burn second-chance romance about timing, forgiveness, and learning how to choose love when running is easier.