Description
Delilah Hayes has spent her entire high school life in the background, content to sketch her world from the safety of the sidelines. She's quiet, careful, and utterly invisible-exactly the way she wants it. But her carefully constructed bubble bursts when Evan Grayson, the new guy with a dark past and a devil-may-care grin, walks into her life. Evan isn't just a bad boy; he's a walking rumor mill. They say he's trouble, that he's dangerous, that he doesn't belong in their small town. Delilah knows better than to get involved, especially when his arrival draws unwanted stares and whispers in her direction. Yet, no matter how hard she tries to avoid him, fate-or maybe Evan himself-seems determined to keep pulling them together. As their worlds collide, Delilah begins to see a side of Evan the rumors never mentioned-a side that leaves her questioning everything she thought she knew about him, and about herself. But when the shadows of Evan's past resurface, they threaten not only his future but also the fragile connection growing between them. In a town where everyone's watching and judging, Delilah must decide: will she retreat back into the safety of her sketchbook, or will she risk stepping into the light with the boy who's turning her world upside down?
Chapter 1 ✖ First Glance
