Help Me Close My Eyes

"Have you ever felt yourself slowly becoming attached to something that wasn't real?
An idea, or a place, or maybe even the fictional character in that book you just read or that show you just watched.
Perhaps even a person in your dreams?
It happens easily, and it happens fast.
At least it did with me."

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Adira "Ira" Chase has been haunted by the dreams her entire life.

Sometimes they embody her deepest desires, oftentimes they are the culmination of her worst nightmares.

They're different every night, but one thing about them has always been the same.

Him.

But when the boy of her dreams shows up in her apartment, Ira is forced to face the possibility that her nightmares might not be as far removed from reality as she once thought.

Liam, the boy she's seen every night when she closed her eyes, the boy she's known her whole life, is real, and not only does he claim to share her nightmares, but he informs Ira that they're both in danger.

It seems someone else knows about their connection too, and they're eager to abuse it.

Liam is unpredictable, cocky, and he seems to blame her for the nightmares that have plagued his life for as long as he can remember.

It's a connection that neither of them wants to accept, but if they're going to survive, they're going to have to learn.