Before we knew | Malachi Barton

Sage Finley has spent her whole life feeling like her mother sees her as a mistake waiting to happen. After being raised by a mother who gave up her own dreams too young, Sage is determined to prove she's nothing like her.
Then she meets Malachi Barton - the boy everyone knows, but no one really understands. He's charming, impossible, and apparently completely off limits. Especially because he already has a girlfriend.
But when Sage unexpectedly helps Malachi one night, she starts to see the person behind the reputation. The boy who makes her laugh, who understands what it feels like to lose pieces of yourself, and who might be hiding more than anyone knows.
Just as Sage and Malachi begin to get closer, a devastating accident tears her family apart. Grief, betrayal, and secrets she never saw coming force Sage and her mother to face everything they've spent years avoiding.
As Sage tries to rebuild her life, she finds herself turning to the one person she never expected to need. But with old wounds, broken trust, and a past that refuses to stay buried, Sage has to figure out whether some things are worth fighting for - and whether Malachi was the one person who saw her all along.