"In a town where everyone seems to be against her, he's the only one on her side."

Fed up with how her town and family are dealing with the disappearance of her older sister, sixteen-year-old Charlotte Waters decided to take matters into her own hands.

She recruits the elusive and lonely son of the sheriff, Ethan Stock, to help her find her sister.

Secrets come to light with people from her sister's past, and Charlotte has to decide what's more important: risking it all for her sister, or keeping the people she's started to love?

May Flowers

When I text Rose, she’s happy to come over and help with Ava’s room, ecstatic even. And if I thought Ethan was hesitant, Blake was downright skeptical. Truth be told, I could have been kinder to him, but he was never one to take things to heart so when I texted him, “I need help cleaning up Ava’s room. Come around five on Saturday” I figured he’d tell me off if he really wasn’t interested in coming, he’d tell me so. 


 Instead, he responded with a simple “fine” and that was that. 


 I wasn’t sure if I was or wasn’t expecting everyone to be willing to show up but here I am on Saturday afternoon with everyone lined up to come. 


 I don’t try to push Mom and Dad out of the house, though it would be easier if they left for the evening. Dad, I suspect would try to bring snacks and hang around, making things particularly more awkward for me and Blake. Mom, however, would kiss-up to Rose but be her usual problematic self towards Ethan and Blake. 


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