"They walked away once. Fate didn't."•✧ What happens when family ties hold you back from achievements? What happens when two contrasting worlds collide and are forced onto the same path? What happens when obligations and circumstances strip her of everything that once made life worth living? What happens when two souls collide. Again. Years later. But, different, distant and devastated. _______________ "Years later, seeing him threatened the numbness I'd learned to live with. For a moment... I felt. But the emotion disappeared as quickly as it came." _______________ " And the ground beneath me shook, seeing her again after eight years. But, it wasn't really her! A feeling of alienation settled inside me. It was her face, her light brown eyes, even her voice...but, it wasn't the girl I had known years ago!"

Eight months ago, Lucy walked away from Lockwood & Co.-from the danger, the ghosts, and, most of all, him. She told herself it was for the best. That she couldn't keep watching Lockwood throw himself into the fire, reckless and unbreaking. That leaving was the only way to save herself. But when he shows up at the quiet little book café where she works, asking-begging-her to come back, old wounds split open, old feelings resurface, and suddenly, the space between them feels dangerously thin. Because everyone knew they were in love. Except them. But nothing stays buried forever. Conspiracies unravel, near-death experiences stack up, and soon, they're questioning everything-their choices, their past, and just how much they're willing to risk for each other. Because it's Lockwood & Co. And nothing is ever that simple.