Chapter 1

Nova’s POV

The heavy wooden door of the chapel creaked as it closed behind me. I stepped inside. The last rays of the Friday evening sun shone through the stained-glass windows, filling the room with deep red and golden colors.

My heart pounded hard against my chest.

I could still taste the salty ocean air on my lips. Outside, the sound of waves crashing against the shore echoed in the distance, making the chapel feel alive.

I didn’t stop at the usual side of the confessional.

Not tonight. No way.

For months now I had been coming to this same chapel almost every week.

At first it was...