AL

Y/N always knew Kane Ashford was the one person she shouldn’t challenge—but that never stopped her. At sixteen, she was the fearless girl who pushed his patience and tested his carefully built walls. Kane kept his distance, convinced that protecting her meant walking away. Two years later, Y/N returns changed. She’s older, independent, and no longer the girl he remembers. Kane tries to convince himself that nothing has changed, but the connection between them becomes impossible to ignore. Caught between family secrets, old feelings, and the boundaries they’re trying not to cross, Kane and Y/N must decide if some distances are meant to be kept—or if some people are impossible to leave behind.