Ingrid Dubois is living the dream she’s chased her entire life. She’s the prima ballerina of her New York City ballet company, starring in Swan Lake. But the role is haunted by memories of a past performance, a disastrous opening night five years ago that left her heartbroken. She’s spent years rebuilding herself, but just as she’s ready to reclaim the role that nearly destroyed her, her carefully constructed life is upended. Beck Gershaw, the man who once held her heart and was at the center of that fateful night, moves in next door. Once, Beck was everything Ingrid didn’t know she needed. A rebellious drummer with magnetic charm and a reckless spark, he pulled her out of her rigid, rule-bound world. Forced together as project partners at their elite art college, they spent their days clashing and their nights falling—building a love as fiery as it was fragile. But Beck’s messy family life and personal demons eventually tore them apart, leaving behind scars neither of them has truly healed from. Now Beck is back, determined to confront the past and finally tell Ingrid the truth about what really happened the night everything changed. Told in alternating timelines between five years ago and the present, their story weaves together the intensity of first love and the raw vulnerability of a reunion. As old wounds reopen and long-buried secrets come to light, Ingrid must decide: will she let the past define her, or will she risk everything for a second chance at a love she’s never forgotten? THIS CAN BE READ AS A STANDALONE!