When her overprotective father leaves on a five-month trip, he refuses to let his college-aged daughter stay alone, insisting she move in with his best friend, Lucian Virelle. What’s meant to be a temporary arrangement quickly turns complicated as old bonds shift and hidden feelings surface. Lucian, distant and guarded, keeps her at arm’s length despite the way he watches over her. Living under the same roof blurs the line between friendship and something more, and as jealousy, tension, and late-night confessions build, she finds herself caught between two situation, one being her father's approval and one of whom have been secretly in love with her for far longer than she ever realized. What was supposed to be five simple months turns into a life-changing choice between comfort, passion, and the risk of losing them both.