One elevator. Two exes. Zero escape routes.

Ava Monroe is a hopeless romantic—emphasis on hopeless after her last relationship ended in spectacular flames. Now she pours all her heart into planning other people's dream weddings, armed with glitter pens, color-coded spreadsheets, and a firm no-contact rule when it comes to her exes.

But fate has other plans.

When a citywide blackout traps her in an elevator with none other than Theo Rivera—the ex who shattered her heart and ghosted halfway across the world—Ava is ready to claw her way through the metal walls. Instead, she's stuck with nothing but shared protein bars, breath mints, and years of unresolved tension.

Theo never forgot Ava. Or the way he left. Back in town with a new job and even more baggage, he never imagined he'd be locked in tight quarters with the only woman he ever loved—and the one who still doesn't trust him.

As the hours tick by and sparks reignite, Ava and Theo are forced to confront everything they never said, from the heartbreak they buried to the passion they never lost.

But when the elevator doors finally open, will they walk out together—or walk away for good?