She built walls to survive betrayal. He learned to be invisible to avoid judgment. Two broken people. One impossible pull. Amelia Harper doesn't trust love-not after it was used as a weapon against her. She believed in forever-in real love, the kind you'd fight for. But one cruel betrayal, a secret she never told, shattered that belief. Not all at once. Now she doesn't flirt. Doesn't chase. Doesn't fall. Not because she's cold-but because she's learned the truth: Love fades. People lie. And men? Not worth the risk. Dylan Brooks doesn't believe he's worthy of it-not when he's spent his life being the forgotten one. He's tired of pretending. Tired of shallow feelings and deeper expectations. They both believe love is just a thing people use to feel something. To touch. To be touched. To escape loneliness. Not real. Not lasting. Not for them. The kind of connection that breaks walls. The kind that demands surrender. But falling in love when you've been broken before? When trust feels like a risk you can't afford? When every touch feels like standing at the edge of something that could destroy you? That's the hardest thing either of them has ever done. Love isn't a riddle with easy answers. And some scars don't heal just because you want them to. But maybe-just maybe-being broken doesn't mean you can't be whole with someone else. A slow-burn romance about two people learning they're enough. --- Berlin. Financial corruption. Found families. Silent gestures that speak louder than words. Updates: Every Sunday Mature themes | Slow Burn | Dual POV | Emotional Depth | He Fell First, She Fell Harder