For some people, silence is a weapon. For Mallory ́Mousé Dodge, it́s a shield. Growing up, she learned that the best way to survive was to say nothing. And even though it́s been four years since her nightmare ended, shés beginning to worry that the fear that holds her back will last a lifetime. Now, after years of homeschooling with loving adoptive parents, Mallory must face a new milestonéspending her senior year at public high school. But of all the terrifying and exhilarating scenarios shés imagined, therés one she never dreamed of́that shéd run into Rider Stark, the friend and protector she hasńt seen since childhood, on her very first day. It doesńt take long for Mallory to realize that the connection she shared with Rider never really faded. Yet the deeper their bond grows, the more it becomes apparent that shés not the only one grappling with the lingering scars from the past.
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