JuneWalkerWrites
Some hearts don't break all at once.
Some are worn down, piece by piece.
After years of believing that love was something she had to earn, Andromeda "Andie" O'Connell has perfected the art of smiling through pain. Kind to a fault and always putting everyone else first, she's spent so long hiding behind quiet apologies that she's forgotten what it feels like to be truly seen.
Patrick Feely has loved her for longer than he'll ever admit.
He's watched her laugh when she wanted to cry, defend people who never deserved her loyalty, and slowly disappear beneath the weight of someone else's cruelty. When the truth about Andie's toxic relationship finally comes to light, Patrick makes himself one silent promise: he'll never ask her to be anyone but herself.
At Tommen College, where friendships are fierce, rugby is everything, and secrets never stay buried for long, healing isn't a straight path. Surrounded by the people who refuse to let them fall-including Ciara Nolan, Jamie Lynch, Aoife Molloy, Casey Lordan, Katie Wilmott, Joey Lynch, Gibsie, and the rest of the Tommen gang-Andie and Patrick must learn that the strongest love isn't about fixing someone.
It's about staying while they mend.
In a world that taught her to make herself smaller, Patrick Feely is determined to remind Andie O'Connell that she was always enough.