On the sun-kissed shores of the Outer Banks, Addison Harrington seems to have it all-wealth, beauty, and a flawless reputation. As the heir to the prestigious Harrington fortune, her life is dictated by a strict set of rules, expectations, and a legacy carefully crafted by her grandmothers lineage.
Addison's world shifts when her best friend, Sarah Cameron, becomes entangled with the Pogues-a group of working-class teens on a dangerous quest to uncover a legendary treasure. Initially hesitant and resentful, Addison is reluctantly pulled into their orbit, forced to confront a side of life that stands in stark contrast to everything she's been taught. She quickly clashes with JJ Maybank, the scrappy, rebellious Pogue who despises everything she represents. But the more their paths cross in high-stakes situations, the more Addison begins to see a different side of JJ-one that challenges her assumptions and pushes her to question her own place in the world.
As Addison becomes drawn deeper into the Pogues' treasure hunt, she discovers that her family's wealth and power are intertwined with the island's dark, buried history-secrets her grandmother, Rosalind, has fought hard to keep hidden. The deeper Addison digs into her family's past, the more she uncovers about the tangled web of lies, manipulation, and betrayal that has shaped the Harrington legacy.
Caught between her family's legacy and the allure of a freer, more authentic life with the Pogues, Addison is forced to choose. Will she uphold the Harrington name and the life that's been mapped out for her, or will she risk everything to forge her own path? In the process, she must confront the truth about who she really is, who she wants to become, and the cost of staying true to herself.
|A JJ Maybank Fanfiction.
|Sequel to Darling.
Dove Dalles was supposed to be dead. Left behind, discarded like a fleeting memory in the depths of the Bahamas. But against all odds, she's still here-alive, but broken. Captive in a world of luxury and lies, surrounded by people who don't know her, don't understand her. She's alone, even in the midst of Rafe's dangerous affection. He claims to want her, but she's not sure whether he wants to possess her or break her.
And somewhere, far from where she is, JJ is drowning in grief. Consumed by the rage of losing her-his Dove, the one person who made him feel something real. The pieces of their love are scattered in the wreckage of what was supposed to be a future together, and he doesn't know if he'll ever be whole again. The heartache gnaws at him, but revenge is all he has now.
As Dove grapples with the reality of her survival and the dangerous hold Rafe has on her, she's torn between two impossible choices: the faint hope of escaping the life she never wanted, or the painful truth that she may never be the same person she once was. Can the love they shared survive the weight of everything they've lost? Or is it nothing more than a fleeting memory, fading into the shadows of their fractured worlds?
The world they knew is gone, and so is the certainty that love can heal all wounds. As Dove and JJ fight to reclaim the remnants of their past, they must confront the brutal reality: not all scars can be healed, and sometimes the price of survival is losing the one thing you fought for.