Recovering from hospitalization, Calvin is forced to slow down, giving him far too much time to overthink the fragile balance of his life. The more time he spends away from the Platitat, the more he finds himself making decisions he would have never made before. And when it comes to Syrus and Aiden, every choice feels like the wrong one.
Aiden is no stranger to living a double life. To his powerful and religious family, he’s the perfect son—the straight son. But when the lies start catching up to him, so does the weight of his forbidden romance. His reluctant attempts to introduce Calvin to his family unravel into disaster, exposing the truth he’s fought to keep hidden.
His mother can’t accept it. His father won’t risk the family’s reputation. And when Aiden and Calvin are caught together, everything implodes.
With nowhere else to turn, Aiden moves in with Calvin and Syrus—and suddenly, the tangled web of their relationship is impossible to ignore.
Syrus understands Aiden in a way Calvin never will. And as their bond deepens, Calvin finds himself watching from the outside, wondering if he’s the one being left behind. But Syrus has been keeping secrets of his own.
He’s done living in the shadow of the Platitat, done waiting for Calvin to see him the way Aiden does. Leaving behind the life he built, Syrus disappears on a road trip to nowhere—with a man who doesn’t ask questions, doesn’t judge, and doesn’t expect him to stay.
And just when Calvin thinks he’s lost enough, Aiden drops his final truth: he’s leaving Sydney. Not to run—but to chase the dream he’s never stopped fighting for.
Three hearts. Two paths diverging. And one question that remains—can love survive when everyone is chasing their own version of freedom?
Calvin is struggling—trapped in his own home, trapped in his own head.
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