fadedconstellations
"Saltwater Consequences..."
Lila Prescott thought her summer couldn't get worse-until her parents sentenced her to a beach club kitchen to "learn responsibility." JJ Maybank thought community service meant keeping his head down and counting the days.
But in the heat of stainless steel counters, spilled orders, and forced proximity, enemies don't stay enemies for long. Every shift turns into a battle of sarcasm, stubbornness, and survival... until the line between punishment and connection starts to blur.
Because at the Outer Banks, the tide always changes-and so do people who swear they won't.