Bo

Being in love with your very straight best friend for your whole life? Yeah. It's exactly as painful as you think.

It's always been Cam and me against the world. I spent years convincing myself I was fine loving him quietly, from the sidelines. As long as he stayed in my life, that was enough for me.

Then he kissed me.

Now everything is upside down. Cam swears it's a mistake. He's just lonely, confused. Hurting after another painful breakup. If that's true, then why does he keep coming back? Why does every "mistake" feel like a choice?

I'm finally living my fantasy, but the closer he pulls me in, the more terrified I am that this ends with my heart shattered and our friendship in ruins.

This should be a dream, but I can't shake the fear it's turning into a nightmare.

Camden

Another breakup and I'm crashing into the arms of the only person who always catches me.
Bowen Zhao. My best friend. My constant.
My home.
People don't always get us, but that's fine. they don't need to. There's no Camden Almeida without Bowen Zhao. We're a pair.
Which is exactly why kissing him was the most reckless thing I've ever done.

I don't know what's flipped inside me. Why can't I stop feeling this tug and pull in my chest and stomach when he's close? I've never felt this way about a man. And if I'm honest, I've never felt this way about anyone. But one kiss, and suddenly everything I thought I knew about him and I shift.

Now jealousy, longing, and years of unspoken feelings are rising fast, threatening to knock our perfectly balanced friendship off its axis. I keep telling myself we should rewind and pretend this never happened, but every time I look at him. really look at him, I'm not sure I want to go back.

Maybe for the first time in my life, I want something real.
I want him.

Fractured Souls is the third installment of the Splintered Hearts series.

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