Where We Began

Where We Began is a story of forbidden longing, buried secrets, and the kind of love that was never meant to happen.
Emery Vale was raised by her brother after their family shattered, and she spent her life under his watchful eye, protected from the world. But the one person she could never be protected from was Nico Ashford, her brother's best friend. The boy who used to sleep on their couch, the man who went to war and came back a stranger with haunted eyes.
Now, Nico is home for good. He's older, darker, and nothing like the boy she used to follow around. But Emery isn't a little girl anymore; the pull between them is no longer something they can ignore.
Caught between loyalty and desire, Nico tries to keep his distance. But the truth has a way of surfacing-about Emery's family, about his past, about the line he swore to never cross. Once that line is broken, nothing will ever be the same.
How We Began is a dark, emotional romance about love that breaks rules, bonds that get tested, and the beginnings we never see coming.