Beneath the surface

Ivy Morris looks perfect from the outside.
A straight-A student. A dedicated ballet and competition dancer. Quiet, composed, untouchable.

But perfection is just a performance.

After her mother's death, Ivy's home becomes something she survives instead of returns to. With a controlling, abusive and alcoholic father she hides behind practiced smiles, Ivy learns how to stay silent. The only person who truly sees her is her older brother, Lucas.

Then there's Bennett.

Soccer player. Sharp tongue. Constant irritation.
They're enemies by circumstance, by misunderstanding - until they aren't.

At sixteen, both carrying more than they let on, Ivy and Bennett are forced closer than either of them wants. And somewhere between late nights, broken walls, and quiet confessions, enemies begin to soften.

Because sometimes the people who seem the strongest are the most fragile -
and sometimes love starts where you least expect it.