A fully rewritten and expanded edition - deepened to honor growth, grief, and healing. A slow-burn MFM rockstar romance about addiction, recovery, and choosing to stayAddiction, recovery, undeniable chemistry, tattooed musicians, a Jacob's Ladder piercing, and heat Avi has fame, fans, and a voice that can bring crowds to their feet.What he doesn't have is peace. When Elowyn first enters his life, she feels like something real - but she leaves before the spotlight and the chaos can pull her under. Years later, she comes back to a different Avi. One drowning in addiction and grief he never learned how to face. She should walk away again.Instead, she stays. Lake has always been the constant - the one who holds the line when Avi can't. As survival turns into something deeper, Elowyn finds herself caught between two men who want to stand with her. Told in two parts - before the fall and at rock bottom - this is a slow-burn, emotionally intimate MFM romance about recovery, restraint, and learning how to be loved when you don't believe you deserve it. Because love doesn't fix you.Sometimes, it just stays while you fix yourself. Trigger warnings can be found at the beginning of the book via the Look Inside feature