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At sixteen, Elliot Wykoff was an expert at one thing, staying tucked away in the shadows of his brother's greatness and his parents' cold expectations.
Curt was everything Elliot wasn't: seventeen, rugged, and dangerously aware of how the world worked.
To Elliot, it was a first real connection.
To Curt, it was a terrifyingly real connection to an innocent soul he shouldn't have touched.
They had one month.
One month of an intense friendship that felt like a lifetime, erasing every lonely memory that came before it.
But one month wasn't enough to stop the world from pulling them apart. A one-year promise turned into a seven-year silence.
Now, the boy who was a "soft smudge on a canvas" is a man hardened by his own empire, and the "stray" has returned as something much more formidable. Can a thirty-day ghost haunt two strangers for seven years?
Author's Note📌
This story contains intense physical intimacy, and themes of power, control, and slow emotional self-discovery.
If you prefer fade-to-black scenes or lighter romantic narratives, this may not be the right read for you. So readers seeking subtle romance or non-explicit storytelling are advised to skip this.
Aaaaand, I'm always trying to improve, so constructive criticism is very welcome. Let me know what worked for you-and what didn't.