elizabeth stelano was new to the WCU campus, but not entirely. her boyfriend of six months, zed, had shown her around towards the end of her high school career to show her that this really was the best school to choose. as elizabeth meets zed's friends, taking a particular interest in the temperamental hardin, she begins to contemplate whether choosing this school based off her short relationship with her older boyfriend was a good idea. especially now that she feels she's screwing her life up when falling in love with a thick accent. elizabeth's love life was easy, until hardin shows her how to live, and love, in the present.

A thousand miles away but you've still got your hands on me. And I'm thinking, I'll never stop thinking about you. Hero and Emerson both have heavy pasts that seem too hard to escape from sometimes. When their paths cross, it seemed like perfect timing. But both are too scared to let go of all the hurt to feel the relief.