Cloudless

“What’s your story, Sunshine?”

“It’s not a happy one, Kam.”

“Trust me with it, anyway.”

Lila

The summer before my senior year was supposed to be filled with exploring our new town and making friends.

Instead, a tragic car crash took both of my parents. And now the state is threatening to take my seven-year-old twin siblings, too.

I have six months to prove I can keep it together. There’s no space in my world for distractions.

Especially not in the form of Kamden Stryker. Hockey captain. Campus legend. Dangerously charming.

But Kam doesn’t just see me. He shows up. With patient smiles, gentle persistence, and a way...

“What’s your story, Sunshine?”

“It’s not a happy one, Kam.”

“Trust me with it, anyway.”

Lila

The summer before my senior year was supposed to be filled with exploring our new town and making friends.

Instead, a tragic car crash took both of my parents. And now the state is threatening to take my seven-year-old twin siblings, too.

I have six months to prove I can keep it together. There’s no space in my world for distractions.

Especially not in the form of Kamden Stryker. Hockey captain. Campus legend. Dangerously charming.

But Kam doesn’t just see me. He shows up. With patient smiles, gentle persistence, and a way of making the twins laugh like they used to.

I can’t afford to fall for him. And yet, when he looks at me like I’m not just surviving, but shiningfor the first time in months, the storm inside me begins to still.

Kam

Being the son of an NHL legend means my future has never been mine. Play for Dad’s team. Sign with Dad’s agency. Live Dad’s dream.

Then Lila Sullivan crashes into my life. Late to class, guarded in her silence, and carrying the kind of grief most people would never recover from.

She calls me Trouble. I call her Sunshine.

She doesn’t see it yet, but she’s the strongest person I know.

I’ll walk with her through every storm until the day her eyes look cloudless again.

And maybe, just maybe, her eyes will be looking at me.