Lydia Rhodes has been nursing a crush on Axel Creed for years, but in her world, he's always been just out of reach. When life throws them together with a convenient plan to be each other's plus one, Lyida to his sister's wedding, Axel to her sorority events, they both agree it's the perfect arrangement: no strings attached, just two old acquaintances helping each other out.
But as the nights turn into stolen moments and the lines of their arrangement begin to blur, Axel finds himself falling. Lydia, however, is second-guessing the pretenses of this deal, wrestling with her own scars and a past that has left her guarded and distant.
Caught between trust and betrayal, love and fear, Lydia and Axel face a crossroads when Lydia overhears a devastating secret that threatens everything they've built. As heartbreak and danger close in, can they find the courage to heal together, or will their chance at love slip away forever?
