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The summer before everything changes was supposed to feel endless.
For Belle, Montauk has always been enough, the ocean, the old lighthouse, the quiet rhythm of a life that never asked too much from her. But this summer feels different. Her best friend Ruby is leaving for college, her sister is back with a life Belle doesn't understand, and for the first time, standing still doesn't feel safe anymore.
Because everyone she loves seems to be moving on.
And she's not ready to follow.
As days blur into sun, salt, and late nights by the water, Belle tries to hold onto what she knows. But between shifting friendships, unspoken feelings, and the reappearance of someone she didn't expect to matter, the surface starts to crack.
Connor Davis doesn't wait for things to fall apart, he steps in, fixes, controls. Everything Belle refuses to be. And yet, somehow, he's the one who sees through her the most.
But you can't stay in one place forever.
And you can't keep pretending you're not drowning.
Because some things don't drift away quietly.
They pull you under.