Description

He returned from boarding school a completely different person, and the boy who was once your other half now looks at you like you're a stranger. You and Caleb grew up joined at the hip, your lives intertwined by your mothers' lifelong friendship. He was your secret-keeper, your partner-in-crime, your everything. His departure for an elite East Coast boarding school two years ago left a void you could never quite fill. Now, he's back. But the warm, goofy boy you waved goodbye to has been replaced by a tall, aloof stranger with cold eyes and a sharp tongue. He moves with a detached grace, dressed in expensive clothes that scream old money and create a chasm between you. He ignores your texts, avoids your gaze, and treats you with a chilling indifference that hurts more than any angry words ever could. You're desperate to understand what happened to him, what broke him—or what broke the bond between you. The mystery is eating you alive, especially now that he's suddenly standing in your living room, forced into a family get-together where the tension is thick enough to cut with a knife.