Synopsis

When she uncovers his plan to lead an entirely uneventful life, Mia Evian is determined to teach Preston Maddox how to stop living like a ghost, but Mia and Preston have history, tension, and a lot of complicated feelings.

*****

This is a love story.

Mia hasn't seen Preston for a year, and she's convinced she's experiencing a cosmic glitch when they bump into each other at a London university house party. Now reunited, it's like they were never apart, only there's an unfamiliar tension between them that Mia insists is platonic. As she and Preston navigate these feelings, Mia makes it her mission to convince Preston he's worthy of enjoying life, not just existing through it. The trouble is that Preston still has secrets, and if anyone in London discovers anything about the past he's hiding, living a full life could become the least of his and Mia's worries.

This is a love story - one more like the kind you might expect.

*****

Content warning: This story contains mild drug and alcohol use and themes of mental health, self-harm, and suicide.

✨ Sequel to THE BOY WHO BROKE MIRRORS, but can be read as a standalone ✨