What trust? hey guys so a while ago, I made this story and, I got a lot of positive result out of it. At the same time, one feedback came back and that was my grammar. So, I now had the time to go back and get those grammar problems fix. so if you want to see new updated story go to chapter 2. it called Trust (new version)

¿Qué harías si te quedaras encerrado en tu propia casa sin saber por qué?

In the quiet town of Eldermere, life is simple for Lyric, a quirky and fiercely independent painter nearly finished with college, who dreams of opening her own studio where she can teach art to children and share her work with the world. By day, she works among the dusty shelves of a historical bookstore, and on weekends she spends her time with Vira, whose bold, impulsive energy perfectly offsets Lyric's quiet and careful nature. After surviving a harrowing abusive relationship that ended in a murder attempt, she is wary of men, trusts few, and guards her heart closely, having sworn off romance entirely. Then Valentine steps into her life. Elegant, enigmatic, and unsettlingly poise, he carries an old-world charm that feels both intoxicating and wrong. Beneath his polished exterior lies a darkness older than Eldermere itself: a vampire burdened by the ghost of a woman he lost seventy years ago, one who looks exactly like Lyric. As Valentine draws near, Lyric's carefully ordered world shifts between fascination and caution. She allows a wary friendship to develop, intrigued by his presence but unsure what to trust. Haunted by his past, Valentine cannot resist unraveling the mystery of this living reflection of the wife he lost seventy years ago. Lyric cannot deny the magnetic pull he exerts over her. He's unlike any man she has met, elusive and arcane, and part of her senses a dangerous truth lurking beneath his perfection.

You are twenty-five, and your life is a salaryman who did nothing but writing emails non-stop under fluorescent light. Morning blends into night, and the days collapse into each other until you can't tell one from the next. Every evening, you walk the same streets. Neon flickers. The city exhales. You pass the bars, the arcades, the park - but none of them call to you. And then, one night, you see it. A small shop, half-empty, lit by a warmth the street doesn't have. A gentle voice greets you. A cup waits for you. It's nothing more than that. A chair, a drink, a conversation you didn't expect. Yet somehow, it stays with you. Because sometimes, the smallest kindness is enough to change how heavy the night feels.

Charlotte Jones had it all: the impeccable upbringing, the flawless beauty, and a love story for the ages. She was dealt a winning hand, and nothing could stand in her way... until a freak accident stole five years of her life, trapping her in a coma. Now, she's awake to a shocking discovery: the world has moved on. Her perfectly manicured life is in pieces, and she's the only one stuck grasping at the remnants of yesterday. Everyone has found their new footing, and the biggest missing piece of all is her husband. But as Charlotte fights to reclaim her place, the past feels less like a memory and more like a promise. She knows one thing to be certain, a truth that hasn't faded in five years: What Charlotte Jones wants, Charlotte Jones gets, including Mr. Jones.