Some people become part of your life. Others become part of who you are.
Emma has known Luke for as long as she can remember.
When they were children, he was the boy who protected her when no one else did-the person who made her feel safe when the rest of the world didn't. Years later, they're still inseparable... even if neither of them seems willing to admit that what exists between them may be more than friendship.
Emma has plans for her future. She studies hard, dreams of becoming a veterinarian, and tries to keep her life under control.
Luke is almost the opposite.
He's unpredictable, stubborn, constantly getting into trouble-and somehow, whenever he's hurt, lost, or has nowhere else to go, he finds his way back to Emma.
Their friendship is filled with arguments, teasing, jealousy, almost-confessions, and moments neither of them knows how to explain. Emma tells herself Luke is only her best friend.
Her heart has never quite believed her.
But Luke is hiding more than she realizes.
And when the person who has always been there suddenly disappears from her life, Emma is left with questions she can't answer and feelings she can no longer ignore.
As the truth begins to surface, she'll discover that distance doesn't always mean someone stopped caring-and sometimes the people we miss the most are fighting battles we never knew existed.
A story of childhood friendship, unspoken love, separation, danger, and the kind of connection that refuses to disappear.
What if the person you needed most was also the person you thought you'd lost?