This is the second book in the Crestmoor series. To fully understand Elara and Rowan's story, please read Book One - "Beneath the Crest" - first. A love like theirs doesn't vanish. It echoes. Elara Vale left Crestmoor with her heart still burning for the boy who never quite let her in-and never fully let her go. But the walls of Crestmoor don't forget, and neither does Rowan Blackwell. Now, a new semester begins. New secrets. New faces. And a love that refuses to stay buried. But some scars run deeper than silence. And some truths were never meant to be uncovered. When Elara returns to Crestmoor, nothing feels the same. Not the air. Not the halls. Not the boy watching her like she still belongs to him. Because love doesn't die at the end of a chapter. It echoes.

There are rules at Crestmoor Academy. Don't speak unless spoken to. Don't be caught after curfew. Don't even look at him. Rowan Blackwell is the headmaster's son. Powerful. Feared. Untouchable. And exactly the kind of danger Elara Vale was told to avoid. But when their paths collide-too close, too fast- rules start to crack. And secrets buried under stone halls rise to the surface. She was supposed to survive this place. Not fall for the one who could ruin her. He's the rule. She's the exception. And some lines-once crossed-can't be undone. - A forbidden love story set in the shadows of Crestmoor Academy. Secrets. Power. And a choice that changes everything. Not every story ends with forever- some leave a mark that never fades.