Collision

I learned a long time ago that the only person I can count on is myself...

Losing both of my parents forced me to grow up too fast, and somewhere along the way, I stopped believing people stayed. They leave. They disappoint you. They break your heart.

Then a fiery car crash changes everything.

Unable to do even the simplest things on my own, I'm forced to rely on the people I've spent years keeping at arm's length. The last person I expect to show up for me is Chase Brooks-the cocky musician I went to high school with who's suddenly back in town after his father's health takes a turn for the worse.

He's charming.

Persistent.

Infuriating.

And no matter how hard I try to push him away, he refuses to leave.

The more time we spend together, the harder it becomes to ignore the man beneath the confidence-the one who's carrying heartbreak of his own. For the first time in years, I start wondering what it would feel like to let someone in.

But Chase is keeping a secret.

One that ties him to the worst night of my life.

The truth could shatter the fragile trust we've built before we ever get the chance to find our happy ending.

Sometimes the hardest part of surviving isn't learning how to live...

It's learning how to love again.