NEEDS EDITING THIS IS A FIRST DRAFT He built a fortress around his heart. She brought a wrecking ball and a secret. Elias Thorne is a mystery in Oakhaven, A solitary figure and the owner of a successful tattoo franchise, his wealth is as carefully guarded as his silence. He is the quiet grump the whole town wants to decipher, but no one ever gets close. Elias likes his life neat, organized, and utterly empty of anything that could remind him of love and loss. Then June Hayes arrives. Burnt out from the new york art scene and pregnant via a donor, June is determined to create a peaceful, new life for herself and her baby. To the locals, she's just a sweet, new artist. They have no idea she's also viral sensation with over a million followers who sells her work to the A-list. June sees Elias's grumpy exterior and smiles. She needs a friend, and she has decided the broody, ball cap wearing man (no seriously I never see him without a hat on - June) across the street is it. She invades his quiet space showing up at the inkwell every Tuesday and spending the day, sharing her music, and poking at his meticulous order. Elias fights it all, clenching his jaw and pulling his cap low to hide the truth: he fell for the Wildflower the minute she crashed into his life. As June begins posting subtle, faceless photos of him, their reluctant friendship turns into an online viral romance that threatens to expose both of their secrets. How do you guard a heart that already belongs to a Wildflower, a baby, and a life you swore you'd never have? And what happens when the most careful grump in Oakhaven blurts out, "That's my wife," just to stay by her side? Tropes: - Grumpy x Sunshine - He Falls First - Protective - Pregnancy - Small Town - Forced Friends - Friends to lovers - Secret Identity CAN BE READ AS A STANDALONE

A smile the lights up every room she walks in, Eliana Cruz, the sophomore girl who has her heart all over the place. Isaiah Jackson, boxer, football player, but worst of all, Landon Cruz's best friend, who happens to be Eliana's brother. Tangled up in her feelings just hoping that this situation want break her sensitive heart. Isaiah, a junior in high school knowing if he falls for Eliana it will be a problem. This story is heartwarming, fun, and an emotional ride. Young love is truly powerful.

༻ ᴘ ᴇ ʀ ꜰ ᴇ ᴄ ᴛ ༺ ━━━━━ *ೃ༄ 𝒊𝒏 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒄𝒉 𝖺 𝗀𝗂𝗋𝗅 𝗃𝗈𝗂𝗇𝗌 𝖺 𝖻𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗌𝗈𝖼𝗂𝖾𝗍𝗒 𝖼𝖺𝗇'𝗍 𝖺𝖼𝖼𝖾𝗉𝗍 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝗂𝖿 𝗌𝗁𝖾 𝗐𝖺𝗌 𝖺 𝗆𝖺𝗇 𝗌𝗁𝖾'𝖽 𝖻𝖾 "𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗆𝖺𝗇" ᴏʀ ━━━━━ *ೃ༄ 𝒊𝒏 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒄𝒉 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗋𝗎𝗆𝗈𝗎𝗋𝗌 𝖺𝗋𝖾𝗇'𝗍 𝗌𝗈 𝗐𝗋𝗈𝗇𝗀 𝗐𝗁𝖾𝗇 𝗉𝖾𝗈𝗉𝗅𝖾 𝖺𝗌𝗌𝗎𝗆𝖾 𝗈𝗉𝗁𝖾𝗅𝗂𝖺 𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗋𝗌𝗈𝗇 𝗂𝗌 𝗌𝗅𝖾𝖾𝗉𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗁 𝗈𝗇𝖾 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖻𝗈𝗒𝗌, 𝗐𝖾𝗅𝗅 𝗆𝖺𝗒𝖻𝖾 𝗍𝗐𝗈 ▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃ ❝ 𝖬𝖾𝗅？ ❞ ❝ 𝖸𝖾𝖺𝗁, 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝗌𝖺𝗂𝖽 𝗈𝗇𝖾 𝗈𝖿 𝗒𝗈𝗎𝗋 𝗆𝗂𝖽𝖽𝗅𝖾 𝗇𝖺𝗆𝖾𝗌 𝗐𝖺𝗌 𝗆𝖾𝗅𝗈𝖽𝗒 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗇𝗈𝖻𝗈𝖽𝗒 𝖼𝖺𝗅𝗅𝗌 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗍. 𝖳𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝖼𝖺𝗇 𝖻𝖾 𝗈𝗎𝗋 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗇𝗀． ❞ ▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃ ( 𝘇𝗮𝘆𝗻 𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗸 𝘅 𝗳𝗲𝗺! 𝗼𝗰 ) ( 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 / 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 ) ( 𝟮𝟬𝟭𝟭 - ??? ) ( @𝗺𝗼𝗼𝗻𝘆𝗶𝘀𝗺𝘆𝗯𝗮𝗲 )

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