Everyone at school knew Payton Richards. They knew the rumors, the attitude, the girl who always seemed so carefree about life, the girl who built a wall around her. What they didn’t know is why she built it, or how much pain is hiding behind it. After losing her brother, Payton learned that sometimes it’s easier to become the person everyone expects you not to be than to let anyone see who you really are.Then there’s Jackson Colt.He’s rich, arrogant, and seemingly untouchable. But behind the perfect life is a broken family, an absent mother, and a father whose betrayal has taught Jackson all the wrong lessons of love.Payton never planned to fall for him. Jackson never expected to see past her reputation. But somehow between arguments, secrets, late night conversations, and moments neither of them can explain, they begin to uncover the parts of each other they’ve spent years hiding.In the long run, huge secrets are revealed and it forces Payton to decide how much she’s willing to lose to do the right thing.Jackson may have taught her what it feel likes to be loved,but will he be the one who breaks her heart, or the one she can never forget?Some people become your forever. Others become your almost.