THE ALMOST SERIES 1 Some summers change you. Others stay with you forever. Kaillani Grace Villarosa didn't expect hers to be both. It was supposed to be just another quiet season in her mother's hometown. Slow mornings, salty air, and sunsets she could watch alone. But then came Reillander Zion Monticello, bringing her the kind of presence that made ordinary days feel like memories in the making. From chasing waves until their legs gave up to sharing secrets and unplanned trip, Kaillani and Reillander built something that felt unbreakable. The kind of connection you don't find twice. The kind that makes you believe in forever. But summers end. And so do moments you wish would last. Then years from now, she'll still remember the way his laughter mixed with the ocean breeze, and how the world felt softer when he was beside her. Because some loves don't fade easily they simply stay unfinished. And theirs? It was the summer they almost had forever.