Carson has always been a part of Brayden’s and Elle’s life as Brayden’s best friend he always helped looked after Elle but at one point his feelings changed from friendly to more, yet he could never betray his friend like that so he stayed away. Elle is tired of her brother overstepping his boundaries when it comes to her but she knows it isn’t coming just from an overprotective brother it’s coming from Brayden stepping up and fulfilling his role after their father passed but it’s time for her to spread her wings if only he would stop clipping them. She has saved herself for one person and that person only ever treats her as a little sister type but something changes and things become intense yet Carson won’t ever cross that line. After too many times of back and forth with Carson Elle has had enough and is willing to let him go but he can’t or won’t let that happen. They want each other but Carson only sees it as a betrayal to Brayden so he has to let Elle go only he doesn’t know how and one too many times his patience is tested only this time he isn’t stopping. This slow burn is intense but so beautiful because they want what they know they shouldn’t have and Elle is willing to move on and Carson doesn’t know how to stop it so will they cross that line or will they both walk away with regrets? I loved this book and the characters, even though I love Brayden so much I wanted to reach out and smack him myself a few times for Elle because he went beyond over protective sibling and shut her down, but once he explains why my heart ached for them all. This was such a great read with real life issues that were handled admirably and the love between Elle and Carson was impossible to deny for anyone. It warmed my heart, broke it in places, then gently glued them back together in this amazing read!!! ( )