Arriving in Forks for the month leading up to Bella’s wedding, you expect nothing more than to support your best friend and enjoy the rainy atmosphere of the Pacific Northwest. You certainly didn't expect the Cullens—especially not Carlisle. Polite, composed, and undeniably authoritative, he is a man defined by three centuries of restraint. But when your path crosses with his, the carefully curated mask begins to slip. Caught in a magnetic, high-stakes game of push-and-pull, you find yourself the unexpected catalyst for his undoing. A slow-burn, character-driven story of forbidden attraction, accidental chaos, and the primal intensity hidden beneath a gentleman's touch.