Rev has managed to keep the demons of his past at bay…until he gets a letter from the abusive father he hasn’t seen in years, and the trauma of his childhood comes hurtling back.
Emma has only one escape from her parents’ fighting: the computer game she built from scratch…until an online troll’s harassment causes her to fear for her safety.
When Rev and Emma cross paths one night, they’re both longing to confide in someone – to share the weight of their worries. They connect instantly and deeply, vowing to help each other no matter what. But soon Rev and Emma’s secrets threaten to crush them, and they’ll need more than a promise to find their way out.
In an achingly beautiful story from the author of Letters to the Lost, two teens find the courage to lift the burden of their scars – old and new.