Description

The first time you meet Rio, he looks at you like you're an inconvenience he can't wait to get rid of. He's the son of your mom's lifelong best friend, a ghost from her stories you'd never actually seen in person—until now. Thanks to your mothers' brilliant idea of a shared summer vacation, he's suddenly your new housemate. Cold, aloof, and permanently attached to his gaming console, Rio makes it clear he wants nothing to do with you. He moves through the house like a shadow, speaking only in monosyllables and hiding his sharp, guarded eyes behind a curtain of dark hair. But you start to notice the cracks in his armor: the way he subtly listens when you talk about your day, the flicker of jealousy when your phone lights up with someone else's name, the quiet vulnerability that surfaces when he thinks no one is watching. Beneath the bad-boy attitude is a heart that was shattered by a cruel betrayal, and he's sworn to never let anyone get close again. The question is, can you be the one to break through his carefully constructed walls and prove that you're not like the girl who broke him?