The New York Times and USA Today bestselling New Adult author returns with a sizzling novel of love, loss, guilt, and forgiveness.
Grey and Ben fell in love at thirteen and believed theyād be together forever. But three days before their wedding, the twenty-year-old groom-to-be suddenly died from an unknown heart condition, destroying his would-be-brideās world. If it hadnāt been for their best friend, Jagger, Grey never would have made it through those last two years to graduation. Heās the only one who understands her pain, the only one who knows what itās like to force yourself to keep moving when your dreams are shattered. Jagger swears heāll always be there for her, but no one has ever been able to hold on to him. Heās not the kind of guy to settle down.
Itās true that no one has ever been able to keep Jaggerābecause heās only ever belonged to Grey. While everyone else worries over Greyās fragility, heās the only one who sees her strength. Yet as much as he wants Grey, he knows her heart will always be with Ben. Still they canāt deny the heat that is growing between themāa passion that soon becomes too hot to handle. But admitting their feelings for each other means theyāve got to face the past. Is being together what Ben would have wanted . . . or a betrayal of his memory that will eventually destroy them both?