Dr. Nylah Rae Mercer took an oath to heal minds, not fall into them. She built her career inside locked wards and white halls, treating patients the world had already given up on. Distance was her armor. Control was her gift. Until she opened a file stamped with one number that changed everything. 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏 doesn't scream. He doesn't beg. He doesn't act insane the way they expect him to. Kai Beton is quiet, observant, dangerous in a way no diagnosis can explain. A hood nigga with violence in his history and intelligence they keep underestimating. Everyone sees a monster. Nylah sees a man who learned how to survive cages long before this one. Their sessions become the only place he softens. The only place she feels seen. Boundaries blur. Warnings get ignored. And the deeper she goes into his mind, the more she realizes the truth no one wants to admit-Kai isn't broken. He was buried. When the institution tightens its grip and Kai's life is quietly placed on the chopping block, Nylah is forced to choose between her oath and her heart. Between safety and truth. Between the life she built and the man who feels like home. 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧. 𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐢𝐦 𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐲. Cover @trenchlordtales <3

𝘐 𝘶𝘴𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘥𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘐 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘺 𝘤𝘶𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘐𝘵'𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘸𝘯, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘥 𝘚𝘩𝘦 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘐'𝘮 𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘯, 𝘸𝘦 𝘧𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘧𝘧, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬

"𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘭𝘦𝘵 𝘮𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘭𝘭." 𝘏𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘪𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘦. "𝘐 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘦. 𝘈𝘴 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘮𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭." 𝘐 𝘴𝘢𝘪𝘥 𝘳𝘶𝘣𝘣𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘦.

Jessica Brown is a twenty-five year old surgical technician, newly heartbroken and dragged out to get out of her feelings. In the mist she meets Major League Baseball player, Mateo Santos. The two find themselves in a situation they never imagined being in after a night out changes their connection to each other like the never imagined. But it doesn't just change their lives but those around them, forever. Some bonds will be broken, some bonds will be built. How strong is your bond?

𝐰𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲. ɴᴏᴇʟʟᴇ & ɴᴀʀᴅᴏ ʟɪᴠᴇ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ sᴀᴍᴇ ᴀʀᴇᴀ ʙᴜᴛ ʜᴀᴠᴇɴ'ᴛ ᴍᴇᴛ ᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ɪɴ ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴ. ᴏɴᴄᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴡᴏ ꜰɪɴᴀʟʟʏ ᴍᴇᴇᴛ ᴛʜᴇʏ ɢᴇᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇᴠᴇɴᴛᴜᴀʟʟʏ ᴄᴏɴɴᴇᴄᴛ ᴏɴ ᴀ ᴅᴇᴇᴘᴇʀ ʟᴇᴠᴇʟ. ɴᴀʀᴅᴏ's ᴄᴀʀᴇᴇʀ ɪs sᴛᴀʀᴛɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ᴏꜰꜰ ᴀɴᴅ ɴᴏᴇʟʟᴇ ɪs ʀɪɢʜᴛ ʙʏ ʜɪs sɪᴅᴇ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴜᴘ. ᴛʜʀᴜ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴄᴏᴍᴇs ᴡɪᴛʜ ꜰᴀᴍᴇ: ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏɴᴇʏ, ʜᴀᴛᴇ, ꜰᴀɴs, ᴅɪsᴛᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇ, ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏs ꜰɪɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴡᴀʏ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴛᴏ ᴏɴᴇ ᴀɴᴏᴛʜᴇʀ. 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐚 𝐭𝐫𝐲, 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐭 𝐢𝐭.

That's his bestfriends sister nothing else...

you keep me sane and safe that's why the bond we have is never ending... be my peace until we know what this is... my first book.. January 2023

and i don't need you hanging out wit bitches that you better then

𝐈 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐩 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐆𝐞𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐝 𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧'𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟕𝐭𝐡-𝐀𝐮𝐠 𝟏𝟐𝐭𝐡, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐 ©𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐨𝐡𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐲

Taylen moves to Massachusetts after difficult times in her life. She finds someone that she never knew she needed. Please don't judge this is my first book. NONE OF THE PHOTOS ARE MINE. ALL CAN BE FOUND ON PINTEREST