In a small town tucked against dense forests and hidden roads, Cairo Hale lives a quiet life that doesn't quite fit her. She's a music student attending university with a guarded heart, a good sense of humor, and the kind of strength that makes people stare. Raised under a roof full of silence and unspoken history, Cairo is used to keeping her world & circle small. That begins to shift when she meets Billie, a girl who dresses like she doesn't care, sees through everything, and doesn't scare easily. What starts as a slow, meaningful connection between them soon begins to unravel the lies Cairo has lived by all of this time. As Cairo's sense of self fractures under the weight of change she can't explain, love becomes both a sanctuary and a risk. But, in a place where the trees keep secrets and the past never truly sleeps, the biggest danger may not come from what's lurking outside, but from what's been inside her all along. *Remake of a story I published years ago.