The lights at Briar University never truly go out. Between the cold hallways of the History department, the long rehearsal hours in front of the mirrors in the Theater Workshop with Allie, and endless nights shared in the apartment with Hanna, your campus life seems to have a rhythm of its own. A rhythm you try to keep under control while dealing with an increasingly heavy, jealous, and stifling relationship that seems intent on dimming who you are.
But the campus is too small when the hockey house on Hollis Street is only a few blocks away.
A casual run-in in the kitchen, a lingering gaze at a crowded party, and a last name you thought you’d left in childhood. John Logan is there. The boy who used to run in the same yard as you before your world shattered is now the local hero of the hockey team, surrounded by noise, fame, and his own secrets locked away. He acts as if he barely registers you; you have too much pride to beg for a greeting that should come from him.
As the pact between Hanna and Garrett moves forward and campus intrigues weave around the lights and the ice, the tension between the past you shared and the present you refuse to admit becomes an invisible but dangerous thread.
There are no shortcuts. There are no quick endings. Welcome to Briar University.