Stella gave Asher six years of love, hoping the boy next door would one day choose her back. But the night she hears herself called mere "practice" for Chloe, his perfect dream girl, everything breaks. She walks away from Boston, changes her college acceptance to California, and starts over in silence. On a new campus, Stella is finally building a life on her own terms—until Asher shows up too late, desperate to undo the damage. This time, Stella gets to decide whether his regret means anything.
