Nova has spent months trying to rebuild her life after loss, but she cannot forget Quinton, the damaged young man who once helped her confront her own grief. Quinton is now in Las Vegas, consumed by guilt and trapped in a destructive world of addiction, dealing and self-punishment. Convinced that he does not deserve a future, he pushes away anyone who tries to reach him. Nova refuses to accept that he is beyond help and travels to find him, even though saving him may demand more than love and determination. Told through both perspectives, the novel explores trauma, dependency, recovery and the painful limits of what one person can do for another when the person in danger must ultimately choose to live.