shineology
Marlouie "Maiko" Kion Delgado has mastered the art of disappearing. He's quiet, steady, unreadable. Perfectly invisible in a school that never stops watching.
He never planned to get involved with anyone - especially not with Amorine "Mori" Salcero, the gothic girl dressed in black, wrapped in black, she's the girl people almost fear, misunderstand, and judge before she even speaks.
Their worlds were never meant to meet. But when Mori is blamed for something she didn't do, Maiko steps into the chaos without thinking. He becomes the unexpected witness, the only one who can defend her... or destroy her.
In a story where one wrong word can ruin lives, will Maiko risk breaking his silence for her? Or will a silent strike of the heartbeat be the blow that tears them apart before they can even begin?