Johanliebert999
Shadows of Us
by Adam
They say love is supposed to heal you. But what if it breaks you first?
Arya Faye has always lived in the background-quiet, obedient, and invisible. Haunted by past trauma and imprisoned by emotional scars she never talks about, Arya's only goal is survival. She hides behind her books, behind her silences, behind a mask no one dares to look behind.
Until Adam Connor walks into her life.
Arrogant, damaged, and magnetic, Adam is the kind of boy every girl is warned about. With a smirk that makes your knees weak and a temper that could set the world on fire, he's chaos wrapped in a leather jacket. Beneath his hard exterior is a man who's been betrayed, abandoned, and broken by the people who should've loved him most. He doesn't do apologies. He doesn't believe in love.
And he definitely doesn't believe in happy endings.
But when their paths collide, everything changes. Their connection is electric-volatile, raw, and completely undeniable. He sees the shadows in her eyes. She sees the war behind his smile. What starts as a dangerous game of control and obsession slowly turns into something neither of them can name.
Toxic, twisted, and addictive-Adam and Arya's love story is anything but perfect. Their bond is the kind that scars. The kind that tests limits. The kind that shatters you completely before rebuilding you piece by painful piece.
As secrets unravel and past wounds resurface, Arya is forced to decide: Will she run from the darkness that threatens to consume her, or will she stand and fight for a love that's as destructive as it is beautiful?
Because sometimes, the most powerful love stories aren't the ones that save you.
They're the ones that show you who you really are in the shadows.