Jessica Vale transfers to Tommen College halfway through sixth year, carrying a past she doesn’t talk about and a calm that unsettles people without meaning to. She’s quiet, brilliant, and emotionally guarded—more comfortable helping others than letting anyone close. Music is the only place she’s honest. Late nights, empty rooms, songs never meant to be heard. Attention follows her anyway. She ignores it all. All except one boy. Hughie Biggs doesn’t chase her. He doesn’t flirt or push. He ju