Liam cancelled his wedding when his fiancé Jasper ran away with his best friend. About to go on the honeymoon alone, Liam meets eighteen-year-old Milo, who desperately wants an airline ticket to anywhere. Two strangers board the plane; two near-friends deplane, then live together in a hotel room on an exotic island, developing a unique relationship. Back in England, Jasper has to face reality without Liam and starts to realize what that actually means.<br><br>Then new information about their wedding and insights into their past relationship surface and the truth stops being black and white. If Jasper’s best friend didn’t confess before the wedding, would he still have run away? If Liam didn’t meet Milo at the airport, would he still have boarded the plane? Was it destined to go exactly this way, no matter what? Sometimes choice is ripped away from us and we are left to deal with the consequences.<br><br>With so many things out of their control, can Liam and Jasper heal themselves and their relationship?

Heal

In high school, Daniel met Liam before Jasper did.


He’d never felt pure, unreasonable hatred before. He couldn’t justify it either. Their clubs were in the same gym, just one room apart. Dancing and gymnastics were also similar. One of them practiced the footwork, the other worked on the grip, but ultimately both sports were aimed at precision, hard work, and being in tune with one’s body. Despite similarities, Daniel couldn’t push through his dislike for the other boy. He tried not to show it directly, but he knew his facial expressions betrayed him. He didn’t immediately smile when Liam looked at him with a welcoming expression; instead, he’d force his face into a grimace that he hoped resembled a friendly expression. Spoiler alert: it didn’t.


He flooded Jasper with commentaries about the other guy, pouring all his venom and frustration. He remembered the way Jasper looked at him with soft eyes, the way he hugged him tightly, almost playfully.


Chapter 52