Unravelling Alise

Maybe it's the way he's like cool waters dancing on flames. Or maybe it's the way his spirals of earthy brown collide with golden flecks.

He engulfs me in this warmth and I can't seem to pull away.

His dark brown eyes seem to be searching for something and I'm afraid if he stares for too long, I would unravel. I'm holding on to secrets that keep me safe, but he has his secrets too.
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Grief is an ocean and Magalise Parker is drowning. She's been holding her breath for far too long and at some point she has to let go. Time does not heal all wounds. Time is a cruel contemptuous wound that mocks. The coming year will mark the fourth anniversary of her mother's passing and grief hasn't quite run its course. Her father is hurt and upset by the unforeseen incident, neglecting his daughter. Alise's life is in shambles as she questions her cruel fate and the reason behind her Mom's passing.

So when she meets Jamie Smith, notorious for his bad-boy looks but incredibly sweet personality, it's a clash of ice and fire. Will she let him in her and take the risk? Because sometimes unfolding, unravelling, and mending is all it takes.