Ava Chen has mixed feelings about the fact that her brother has left the country for a whole year. Especially since he left her in the care of his friend Alex—a closed-off and cold man. Ava and Alex are nothing alike. Ava doesn’t trust water. Alex doesn’t trust people. Both of them have seen death. But they relate to life differently. And the better they get to know each other, the more complications it brings—because the mistakes and secrets from their pasts are threatening to become real. And there’s more: Alex is learning how to feel. As for Ava—she’s learning a bitter truth: you can’t trust anyone.