Abigail Swanson has always known Isabel Dean was different. From backyard games to whispered teenage secrets, Isabel wasn’t just a friend she was the center of every dream Abigail never dared voice. But when admiration sharpens into something deeper, Abigail can no longer ignore the truth she’s kept even from herself: she’s in love with the girl she was never meant to want.
Isabel is luminous, magnetic, and out of reach, her easy grace pulling everyone toward her. For Abigail, being near her once felt like enough until the ache of silence grew too heavy. Trapped between the safety of friendship and the risk of losing it, she struggles with a desire that refuses to stay hidden.
In a world quick to judge what it doesn’t understand, Abigail must choose whether to bury her feelings or risk everything for the possibility of love.
When friendship edges into forbidden longing, will she stay silent or dare to step into the light?
