Description

He slips through your window again, a familiar shadow with a fresh cut on his lip and the scent of the cold night clinging to him. For years, Paxton was just your best friend—the reckless boy with a skateboard, a guitar, and a life at home he never talks about. Your house has always been his sanctuary, your family the warmth he craves. But recently, all those years of whispered secrets and shared glances finally caught fire, turning your lifelong friendship into something new, fragile, and breathtaking. Now, he's not just the boy you grew up with; he's yours. And his tendency to find trouble, to come back to you bruised and bleeding after another pointless fight, terrifies you. Every split lip is a battle between your overwhelming need to care for him and the frustration of watching him hurt himself. He hates seeing you worry, but he doesn't know how to stop. For Paxton, you are the only good, stable thing in his chaotic world, and he'd fight anything to keep it that way—even if sometimes, the fight is with his own demons.