For the whole school, he’s a Gypsy. A jokester and daredevil who doesn’t take anything seriously—not classes, not sports, and not relationships.
And for Claire, he’s Gerard. The neighbor they grew up side by side with. A boy who survived a family tragedy and is worn down by terrifying nightmares. Her best friend. Her first real love.
She thinks she knows everything about him. Everything—except one thing: why his confessions don’t match how he behaves around her.
Again and again, Gerard hides behind the image of the Gypsy. Again and again, she tries to find the key to him, once more and more trying to reach her stubborn childhood friend.
And one thought holds him captive: will he lose Claire if he shows her who he really is, all the way through?
And what to choose: to hold their fragile balance—or to risk it all, hoping for more?