THROUGH THE MAZE | MIDNIGHT SERIES 1

Soleil Karma Hayes believed that if you built your walls high enough, no one could hurt you. Love had once shattered her, and she had no intention of letting history repeat itself. She had carefully reconstructed her life—new city, new job, new rules. No attachments, no risks. Just a steady, predictable existence. But then came Peregrine Everest Carter. It started with small, insignificant moments. A casual “good morning” in the hallway of their apartment building. A friendly nod when their paths crossed at the local café. He was persistent but never pushy, effortlessly slipping into the quiet spaces of her life. He was everything Soleil had sworn to avoid—charming, warm, the kind of person who didn’t just exist in the moment but invited you into it. Despite herself, Soleil began to let her guard down. Late-night conversations turned into inside jokes, and stolen glances became something deeper. Everest was patient, never demanding more than she was willing to give, and yet, he made her question the walls she had spent years reinforcing. But falling was terrifying. Loving meant risking everything again. And just as she felt herself slipping, Soleil did what she had always done—she ran. Everest had spent his life capturing fleeting beauty through his camera lens, but for the first time, he didn’t want a moment to fade. He wanted her. And now, he had to prove to Soleil that some risks are worth taking—that love isn’t about tearing walls down forcefully, but finding someone willing to walk through the labyrinth with you, step by step. Would she let him in, or was she too lost in her own maze to find her way back to him?