Equinox

The time when day and night are equal.
Just like the balance on a board between risk and comfort.

She swore she was done with snowboarding. He swore he wasn't interested in distractions.

Akanni Sky Hayes thought moving to the snowy mountains would give her a fresh start, a chance to forget the accident, the soundless silence that changed her forever. But the snow isn't something she can outrun. It's everywhere: outside her window, on the slopes, in the air she breathes. A constant reminder of the sport she once loved.

Reserved, cold, and brilliant, Akanni buries herself in work instead, double-majoring in forensic psychology and business administration. School is her comfort zone. Attention is not. But on her very first day, she catches the eyes of someone she can't seem to ignore.

Sylas Malik Black, the golden boy of Abbott View College. Built like a storm, with dark brown dreads, tattoos peeking through his shirts, and coffee black eyes sharp enough to cut glass. On the slopes, he's a legend. On campus, he's untouchable. And for reasons she can't explain, his gaze lingers on her longer than anyone else's ever has.

He sees her scars. Not the ones on her body...the invisible ones in her silence, in the way she hides behind books and hoodies. And though Akanni wants to keep her walls high, Sylas has a way of tearing them down without saying a word.

Because love is the one thing she never prepared for.
And he just might be the one to bring her back to the snow... back to her happy place.