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Prologue

Alexa

The last few days had been a blur One moment, my father was alive, and the next, Drake called to tell me he’d died I’d spoken to him only three hours before he passed And noould never pick up the phone again when I called

So had seemed off the last few ti he’d wanted to tell ? When I’d asked, he’d deflected, which only ht have been worse

Will I ever find out?

My dad wasAnd noould never be able to ask for his advice orwas on my mind

At least I still had Drake Together, ould find our way

Through it all, the love of my life had been by inable He was my soul mate

But inside, I was numb, and my mind was a mess as I tried to process the loss of er inNormally, I was self-assured and ready to tackle the world But since my dad died, I was simply lost and not sure what my next step would be

If only uide me

My hands trembled as I opened the letter—the last piece of co of his will, his lawyer had given ht it by a couple of weeks ago

Alexa

As I traced the fahtened That afternoon, I had slipped away to the pond behind round was thick with snow and it was bitter cold, but I didn’t care