This story contains triggers and is meant for a mature audience. After her parents died during her senior year of high school, Alexa Morgan is completely alone in the world-except for her best-friend-turned-boyfriend Devin, identical twins Becca and Jessa, and Sebastian, a mysterious associate of her father's. Upon graduation, Alexa wants nothing more than to move on with her life, go to college, and forget all the hard and hurtful things from her tragic past. But when her first love, Ethan, shows up at her graduation-it kicks off a whirlwind of events that threatens the good and stable things she's worked so hard to achieve.Ethan and Alexa shared one night of passion before he disappeared, leaving her bewildered and confused. But now he's back, declaring that he loves her and that the only reason he left was to protect her from his malicious stepmother, Olivia. In her heart, Alexa knows she loves Devin, but her attraction to Ethan is so strong she can't help but be drawn in by their shared chemistry. Meanwhile, the threat of Olivia lurks around the edges, casting a menacing shadow over everything and everyone Alexa loves.