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Emma Marsh spends her days crafting campaigns in the competitive world of marketing, but her personal life is built on control, quiet routines, and protecting her younger brother, Jayden. Love was never on her agenda-until Kyle Wilson crashed into her world. He's charming, magnetic, and far too privileged for someone like her. Yet one dive bar trivia night, a rooftop telescope, and a first kiss that leaves her breathless begin unraveling the walls she's carefully built.
Kyle dreams of starting his own design studio and escaping the shadow of his father's firm. Emma dreams of traveling the world, though she's barely allowed herself to imagine it. Together, they begin to dream bigger. But just as their love solidifies, Emma's body begins to betray her-tremors, slips, and stumbles she can no longer explain away. A devastating diagnosis reveals Huntington's disease runs in her family, threatening not only her future, but Jayden's as well.
Emma is determined to push Kyle away, to protect him from the heartbreak of watching her decline. Kyle refuses to let her go, even if their time is painfully limited. From creating a bittersweet bucket list-dancing under Parisian stars, laughing through late-night parties with friends-to the tender, daily rituals of care and companionship, their love deepens even as the clock ticks faster.