everiris
They thought finding the truth would bring peace.
They were wrong.
Ava and Liam start the new school year walking closer than ever...
but still pretending they're "just friends" in the places that matter most.
Secrets hold them together, but they also pull at the seams.
Liam visits his mother every Sunday, clinging to hope even when she slips into moments that feel like losing her all over again.
And outside the recovery home, someone is watching him.
Someone who knows the parts of his story he has yet to uncover.
Someone who wants something from him, something he isn't ready to give.
Ava stands beside him through every step, until she realizes there are secrets in her own house that threaten to pull her apart.
The people around them start changing, too.
Chloe, suddenly distant, hiding something behind tight smiles.
Caleb, torn between loyalty and a truth he shouldn't know.
Mason, unpredictable... and watching Ava a little too closely.
Olivia, the only one bold enough to call out what Ava and Liam refuse to admit.
Feelings deepen.
Lines blur.
Rumors whisper.
And the world around Ava and Liam starts tightening,
pulling them toward a choice they're not ready to make.
Together.
Or apart.
Because love isn't the hardest part. Trust is.
As rumors spread, friendships shift, and loyalties break, Ava and Liam must decide what they're willing to risk and who they're willing to become, if they want to stay in each other's lives.
Because staying takes courage.
Leaving takes strength.
And choosing each other means facing everything they've been avoiding.
Ava and Liam will learn that staying is harder than leaving...
and that not everyone wants them to stay.
And in Book 2, there will prove:
Some people don't enter your life to save you.
They enter it to remind you that you're worth saving.