After a string of rambling men left her jaded, Bella's turned to a life of drifting, living like the western hippie outlaws she grew up romanticizing. Wild child Edward has settled down, leaving his rowdy tendencies back in undergrad & has since made a name for himself at a prestigious Dallas law firm. Bitter & bold. Straightforward & smooth. And that goes for more than the drinks.

"I feel her before I see her, the hairs on the back of my neck stand up in attention. When I shut my locker, she's parting the crowd like the red sea. Bella Swan is looking right at me, a smirk poised on her dark lips and something fierce in her dark eyes. There's something about her, something otherworldly. A storm is coming and I feel like i'm about to be caught in it." EPOV AU

Complete. For two years, Bella's had a cotton candy romance going on with her taciturn best friend. In her head. So after catching bits and pieces of Edward's unusual upbringing, Bella pays a visit to Alaska. Slow burn, AH