3 parts Ongoing MatureElle has always been the girl who believes in people. Bright, ambitious, and endlessly trusting, she's the kind of friend who gives her whole heart, sometimes at the cost of her own. Her high school years were defined by Tania, the bold, sharp-tongued queen bee who teased her into growing a backbone, and later by Cady, the calm, steady anchor who taught her the strength of honesty wrapped in kindness. These friendships shaped her world, until one August changed everything.
When Cady's Canadian friends step into her life, Elle is swept into a storm of new faces and tangled emotions. Carys, clever and quick-witted, lights up every room, while Wyatt, her childhood sweetheart, remains steadfastly devoted. Meek, the quiet bookworm, seems determined to live in the shadows, while Chad, with his easy charm and magnetic smile, thrives in the spotlight. But it is Reign who unsettles Elle most, infuriating, mischievous, and secretly haunted by feelings he has sworn to keep hidden.
As bonds deepen and loyalties blur, Elle finds herself caught in a dangerous dance of attraction and restraint. Chad's charm tempts her heart. Reign's defenses begin to falter. And Elle, torn between the safety of what she knows and the risk of what she truly desires, must decide whether love is worth the heartbreak it could unleash.
In a story of friendship, betrayal, and the aching pull of first love, Elle stands at the edge of a choice that could shatter the world she's built or set her free at last.