"I know you have your own agenda, Harry, but you helped - that's what matters." - Hope meets a mysterious stranger in a bar, who takes her on a journey to discover shocking secrets about her family. As she struggles to adjust to her new reality and subsequently let go of her troubled past, the man who was once the embodiment of her worst nightmare becomes obsessed with saving her. - Despite what happens in the first chapter, there is a slow development of the romantic relationship between the main characters. The story contains elements of SPY fiction, which means that except for romance there's also a lot of action and mystery. If you're looking for a fanfic with actual plot, this is for you. Warning: mature content (graphic smut from chapter 20+); the story mentions triggering topics such as depression, physical abuse, addiction, suicide. - Highest rankings: - 5/3/2020 - #1 in hes - 11/4/2021 - #1 in harrystylesfanfic - 1/5/2020 - #3 in harryfanfiction - 30/01/2021 - #11 in spy - 19/9/2020 - #36 in agent - 25/8/2020 - #28 in anxiety disorder - 27/11/2020 - #23 in action-adventure - 10/12/2020 - #65 in styles - 15/04/2021 - #16 in harrystyles

(Sequel to Recovery) "It's so much darker when a light goes out than it would have been if it had never shone."- John Steinbeck, The winter of our discontent.

I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be. - Douglas Adams