❝ 𝐁𝐋𝐔𝐄 𝐇𝐎𝐔𝐑 ❞ 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘳𝘢𝘥 𝘧𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘳

For 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐇𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐭𝐨𝐧, summer at Cousins Beach wasn't just about sun, sea, and Susannah's house. For her, it was, above all, laughter and the presence of Conrad Fisher, to whom she had been drawn like a moth to a flame for as long as she could remember.

Always present, always helpful, and devoted to her one and only love, that, unfortunately, wasn't like in the movies she used to watch at night.

Conrad Fisher loved Belly, and Coraline was just a safe haven, a place he could return to whenever his heart was torn apart by his complicated feelings.

Coraline Hamilton had always waited for him with open arms, hoping that one day Conrad would stop chasing Belly and finally see her.

But that day would never come, and she knew it.

That was why this summer was supposed to be different. This summer was supposed to be hers. A time when she would learn to love herself more than him.

It only worked for a while.