K.T. Vale

To the world, Ava West is the ice queen of Metropolis General-a high-powered COO who maneuvers through hospital politics with the same surgical precision as the men in her family.

Falling for each other was easy. Staying together? That’s another story. Avery and Riley finally found their way back to each other —but this time, love isn’t the question. It’s everything that comes after. What they have is real now. Steady. Chosen.

Some endings don't end. They linger. Avery and Riley walked away from each other—but distance didn't do what it was supposed to. It didn't erase the connection. It didn't quiet the pull. It only changed it—softer, deeper, and impossible to ignore.

Avery has always believed in control—measured choices, careful distance, and never letting anything get too close. But when she meets Riley, something shifts. Not dramatically. Not all at once. Just enough to unsettle everything she thought she understood about herself.