About the book: 2020 / For Calliope James, this event did not just leave a mark, it tore out her heart and left it to bleed on the ground. He was her best friend. Her first kiss. Her everything. Until one day he stopped being one. Zachary Messiah will never forget the girl with the whiskey eyes. But he's not that boy anymore. Cold. Cruel. He is devoid of emotions. Their paths were never to cross again. But love doesn't always play by the rules. Now he's the King of Steinbeck University, and she's new to campus... and the past they've fought so hard to bury is about to collide. Only this time they may not survive the consequences.