When I'm Gone

Summary

Chase

My world forever changed for the worse four years ago. My mistake cost my best friend everything. The only person he truly loved—his little brother. Gone, without a trace. The guilt consumes me. Though we've tried, there's no moving past it. The loss is too great. Until one day, a knock on the door gives me the chance to fix what I ruined. Except, what if it comes at the cost of losing my best friend? What if I do everything I can to save Easton and it's still not enough?

Easton

I just want a clean break. A fresh start. The last thing I want to do is ask my brother for help after he abandoned me when I needed him the most, but I have nowhere else to go. When his best friend takes me in to keep the peace, I realize how truly broken I am. There's nothing left of me, all the things that used to make me special got lost somewhere along the way. My past haunts me in ways I never could have expected. I'm getting attached to Chase fast, but how can he want me like this?

Contains mature themes.