When aspiring artist Lila Hart agrees to fake-date her brother's best friend, Ethan Cross, to save him from a scandal, she thinks it's just another favor for the guy who's been her nemesis since childhood. But as the lines between pretend and reality blur, Lila discovers Ethan's guarded heart hides a painful secret-one that could destroy everything they're building. With a ticking clock and a past that won't stay buried, can two people who've spent years pushing each other away finally let down their walls? Or will the lies they keep tear them apart forever?
Very first story ever.....
After losing her parents, Lila Calloway grew up in her best friend's house-protected, loved, and watched over like family. She was never supposed to fall for Ethan, her best friend's older brother.
Ethan knows the rules: Lila is too young, too close, too off-limits. But the more he tries to bury his feelings, the stronger they burn. Every laugh, every fight, every stolen moment only pulls them closer to a line neither of them should cross.
Now Lila is eighteen, and the truth can't stay hidden. Families will judge. Friends will question. But some love is too powerful to ignore-no matter the cost.
A forbidden, coming-of-age romance about family, desire, and the line that changes everything.