Static Hearts

When Luca Hale left town at thirteen, he took half of Raven Carter's heart with him.
He was her best friend.
Her partner in crime.
The boy who promised he'd come back.
And then he didn't.

Three years later, everything has changed.

Raven Carter isn't the awkward girl with messy brown hair and oversized band tees anymore. She's the girl everyone whispers about in the halls of Blackridge High, the one with burgundy dyed hair, dark eyeliner, razor-sharp confidence and a reputation that makes boys trip over themselves just to talk to her.

She reinvented herself.
She became untouchable.
Until the day Luca Hale walks back into town.

Taller.
Broader.
Ripped in a way that makes every girl stare.
Black hair falling over piercing green eyes that still know every secret she's ever had.

Now he's back in her life, sitting behind her in class, stealing her headphones and acting like the years missing never existed.

But Raven remembers everything.

The promises
The silence
The way he disappeared when she needed him the most.

And Luca?

He's looking at her like he wants to break every rule in the book.
Between late-night drives, music blasting through shared headphones, jealousy fueled parties and the electric tension neither of them can ignore, Raven starts to realize something dangerous:
The boy who left might be the only one capable of ruining her, or saving her.

And this time?

Walking away might not be an option.