Description

You've made a bet you're determined to win: make your stoic best friend, Miles, crack a smile before the summer ends. It's your annual tradition—your families crammed into a single beach house—but this year, you and Miles are sharing a room, turning your lifelong friendship into a crucible of unspoken tension. He's always been your rock, the quiet observer with a bad-boy edge who knows you better than anyone. Beneath the leather jacket and the perpetually serious expression is a sensitive artist, a side of him he guards fiercely. Now, in the forced intimacy of late nights and shared secrets, the line between friendship and something more is blurring with every accidental touch and lingering glance. The fifty-dollar bet is quickly becoming the last thing on your mind; the real prize is breaking through his walls and finding out what lies in his guarded heart.