Zyla Matthews is a cynic about love. She has witnessed the dissolution of her parents ' marriage early in life, and it left an indelible impression. Her only aim is graduating and going to fashion school abroad - until she meets Kai.
Kai Johnson is a serial monogamist and a hopeless romantic. He has paused his dating life before senior year to focus on school and getting into his dream HBCU - until he meets Zyla.
While on a school trip to the Poconos in the middle of a storm, Zyla and Kai run away together, leaving their friends and family confused. As far as everyone knows, Zyla and Kai have been broken up for months, and their breakup didn 't surprise anyone.
Alternating between the past and present, Zyla and Kai's love story unfolds from their perspectives: how they first become the unlikeliest of friends over the summer, how they fell in love during the school year, and why they ultimately broke up - or did they? Romantic, touching and a little mysterious, Zyla and Kai will keep readers guessing until the last page.
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