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eleanor valentine feels like a balloon-a balloon slowly being crushed by the suffocating pressure inside, while to the outside, it seems like she's flying as she moves to monaco.
monaco shimmers with wealth, beauty, and illusion-but for a young mother moving in with her seemingly perfect boyfriend, it becomes a gilded cage. behind closed doors, the luxury is poisoned by control, manipulation, and abuse. she longs to rediscover the woman she once was, yet every day she feels herself slipping further away.
when an unexpected encounter with one of monaco's most admired young stars offers her a glimpse of kindness and freedom, she begins to imagine a different future.but dreams are dangerous in a world where appearances mean everything-and escaping could cost her everything she has left.
will she surrender to the life that traps her, or find the courage to fight for herself, her child, and the love she truly deserves?
tw: contains mature themes