Liam Moore is working the fuel dock when a speeding boat nearly kills him.

The driver?

Alex Harrington—golden boy, trust fund, designer sunglasses. His punishment for the crash? Spending the rest of summer at the marina.

Working right beside Liam.

Liam doesn't do patience with rich kids who summer on the lake. He's here scrubbing decks and hauling fuel because he actually has to pay for college.

Alex has spent eighteen years being molded into perfection. The crash? First reckless thing he's ever done. And his father is making damn sure it's the last.

They should hate each other... and at first, they do.

But proximity is dangerous. Forced together every day under the summer sun, anger starts to crack. Mornings on the docks blur into late nights. Shoulders brush. Eyes linger. The space between them gets smaller, hotter, until neither of them can breathe without feeling it.

This isn't supposed to be happening. They don't even have words for what this is. They're not gay? Right?

Raw. Physical. Undeniable. Attraction.

They give in.

By the time summer ends, they've crossed every line that mattered.

Then they find out the truth...

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