Emma and Rafe had been inseparable their whole lives. Rafe was older. Protective. Sometimes too protective. Then one day JJ Maybank accidentally texted her and turned everything upside down. When Emma refused to choose between her childhood best friend and the reckless Pogue who had quickly become important to her, Rafe’s anger shifted toward JJ. After weeks of tension and frustrated punches, it finally boiled over on the beach after the Enduro. Rafe raised his fist to swing at JJ—but Emma stepped between them and asked the one question he couldn’t answer. “Are you gonna hit me too?”

Published 7 months ago