After the Rain

When Max drives through a violent storm, he isn't looking for anything—least of all a reason to stop. Running from a past he can't fully face, he finds himself stranded in a small town where life moves slowly, and nothing demands him to stay.Except Ayton.Ayton is calm where Max is restless, grounded where Max is drifting, and quiet in a way that unsettles everything Max thought he understood about...