Aubrey wakes in Noah's arms, tangled in the warm, quiet aftermath of their first night together. For a moment, it feels easy—coffee, teasing, sleepy kisses in the kitchen. But their peace shatters when a girl from Noah's past, Cora, shows up uninvited. Cora's presence cuts deep, dragging up secrets Noah hadn't told Aubrey—about addiction, pain, and a relationship that almost destroyed him. Tension crackles. Aubrey doesn't press, but she doesn't flinch either. Noah opens up. He tells her the truth. Aubrey doesn't walk away... but she doesn't stay either. Not because she doesn't care—because she's starting to care too much. And that's the most dangerous thing of all.