inkedinlove
- Reads 4,891
- Votes 420
- Parts 36
Maeve Callaghan knows what it's like to hold yourself together for everyone else.
Her sister, Niamh, her own fragile heart, a life full of loss and responsibility-Maeve's learned to stay strong, stay quiet, and stay away from the chaos she can't control.
Then Joey Lynch collapses into her world. Broken, sharp, and impossible to ignore, he challenges everything she's built. He pushes her away, hides behind walls, and dares her to see him-and fail.
Maeve should walk away. She should stay invisible, stay safe, and keep him at arm's length. Most of the time, she even tries.
But the problem with Joey Lynch is that he doesn't let people leave. Not when he's desperate, not when he's vulnerable, and not when he's staring back at the only person who might understand him.
And the more Maeve pushes, the more the anger, the fear, and the unspoken truths pull them together.
Because sometimes caring isn't a choice. And sometimes the only way to survive someone like Joey Lynch is to fight for him-even when it hurts.