Lost in the Fire (Sunshine series #1)

They say to be known is to be loved, but for Asher, being known means surrendering the very parts of himself the world has learned to wound. He survives by hiding-burying his weaknesses, masking his scars, and keeping his heart out of reach. But there is one person he cannot escape: Theon, the one who sees him too clearly. As Theon comes to know him more deeply, Asher feels his carefully hidden fractures laid bare, exposed in ways that terrify him. Believing distance is safer than vulnerability, Asher chooses anger as his shield, pushing away the one person who knows him best-before love can hurt him first.