"Don't look at me like that..." I scoffed, licking my lips to hide my smile as I looked up at her. She was tempting. Very tempting. And it wasn't intentional, but I could tell she was falling for it anyway. Obliviously, "Like what?" Her lips curled, showing me what I tried my best to hide. She let out a small laugh, looking away so my eyes could no longer meet hers. And then, "Like you're going to make me regret my decision." _ After a traumatic event that truly exposed her to the reality that she'd been constantly warned about, Areli meets Savannah, a kind woman who brings all the best things around. But, of course, it's always too good to be true. - BOOK ONE

@-gioswife, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒.

ᴇxᴛʀᴀᴏʀᴅɪɴᴀʀʏ; ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ɪꜱ ᴠᴇʀʏ ᴜɴᴜꜱᴜᴀʟ, ᴅɪꜰꜰᴇʀᴇɴᴛ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴡʜᴀᴛ'ꜱ ɴᴏʀᴍᴀʟ, ᴏʀ ᴇxᴄᴇᴘᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ

ʟᴜᴍɪɴᴏᴜꜱ; ꜰᴜʟʟ ᴏꜰ ᴏʀ ꜱʜᴇᴅᴅɪɴɢ ʟɪɢʜᴛ; ʙʀɪɢʜᴛ ᴏʀ ꜱʜɪɴɪɴɢ, ᴇꜱᴘᴇᴄɪᴀʟʟʏ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴀʀᴋ.

The average person is led to believe college junior, Billie O'Connell lacks commitment, manners and even morals in some cases. The 21 year-old frequently tends to spend her time at parties, doing drugs of limited kind, or participating in hook-up culture. Her character is challenged one Monday morning at a cross walk, when a cane hits her leg. That cane just so happened to belong to Julia Morales, a younger woman currently learning to cope with losing her vision. Hesitant at first, Billie opens her heart and joins Julia in her journey. (G!P)

Gillian was not a stranger to hardships and difficult choices. From the death of her father, to an unexpected pregnancy, she continued to tread through life with her head held high- or perhaps that was just the facade she wanted everyone else to see. Broken and insecure, at fault of her boyfriend, Gillian finds loving herself to be a difficult task. But when a new face appears in her explicit place of work, she's finally shown life can be sweet, rather than unforgiving and bitter. (G!P)