Promises We Couldn't Keep
Seventeen-year-old Freya Jones has loved Malachi Barton for as long as she can remember. He was her best friend before he was her boyfriend, and the one person who always kept his promises.
Until he didn't.
Lately, Malachi has become someone she barely recognizes. The late nights, unexplained bruises, whispered phone calls, and constant excuses leave Freya wondering if he's falling out of love with her-or if he never wanted the future they'd dreamed about.
What Freya doesn't know is that Malachi is carrying a secret that could destroy everything.
After swearing he'd never follow in his older brother Milo's footsteps, Malachi is pulled into a dangerous world of gangs, violence, and impossible choices. Every lie he tells is meant to protect the girl he loves, but every lie pushes her farther away.
As old friendships are tested, family loyalties are torn apart, and one unexpected pregnancy changes everything, Freya and Malachi must decide whether love is enough to survive a world built on secrets.
Sometimes the people we love the most are the ones we're trying hardest to save.