Before It Became Us

Five years of friendship.

One high school.

And feelings neither of them knows what to do with.

Elowen Vale has spent most of her teenage years beside Cassian Rowe.

He's the person she calls after school. The person who knows her embarrassing stories, her moods, her secrets, and all the little things she wishes everyone else would forget.

For years, she thought being his closest friend was enough.

Then she realizes something that quietly changes everything:

She isn't the only person he trusts.

And suddenly, the friendship she once felt completely secure in doesn't feel quite the same anymore.

As high school brings new friends, new crushes, unexpected jealousy, and feelings neither of them is ready to name, Elowen begins to wonder whether she's simply growing apart from Cassian...

Or whether she's finally realizing that what she feels for him was never just friendship.

Because growing up is complicated.

Friendship is complicated.

And falling for your best friend?

That's a whole different story.

A high-school coming-of-age romance about friendship, first love, changing feelings, jealousy, and the terrifying space between "best friends" and something more.