prologue

They spend so much time losing moments in searching for other ones. Maybe this time they won't lose each other.

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Wracked with grief and a million regrets, Luke Eden can't wait for this summer to be over. He's determined to race through this part of his life and tune out the part of him that's saying slow down.

Cassia Mercer is scared that she'll never be as good as she wants to. Anxious about starting her art portfolio and navigating changing friendships, she never considered that the boy across the road would be the one to see through her facade.