PROLOGUE
204 Words
Soleil Karma Hayes had mastered the art of disappearing. Not in the literal sense—she still walked through the world, went to work, exchanged polite smiles when necessary—but emotionally, she had long since learned how to fade into the background of her own life. It was safer that way. That is what she think so.
She had once believed in love. Believed in the kind that made your heart race, the kind that promised forever. But love had a way of turning into something unrecognizable—something that cut deeper than she had ever thought possible. So she built her walls, brick by brick, convincing herself that solitude was easier than vulnerability.
And for a long time, it worked.
Until Peregrine Everest Carter crashed into her life like an unexpected storm.
He wasn’t supposed to matter. He wasn’t supposed to make her laugh, make her feel. But he did. And the more she tried to push him away, the more he seemed to find his way through the cracks.
Because the thing about walls? They didn’t just keep people out. They also trapped you inside.
And for the first time in years, Soleil wasn’t sure she wanted to be trapped anymore.
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