*THIS STORY IS NOT RATED MATURE DUE TO BEING LEWD OR SMUTTY. IT IS RATED MATURE BECAUSE OF HOW DISTURBING AND DESCRIPTIVE IT CAN BE AT TIMES DURING INTENSE SEQUENCES.* Chapters with a decent to heavy amount of violence or dark themes will look like this: ❗Chapter ___❗ With feedback and suggestions from @DebbigailOTP Cover art done by us using NightCafe's AI. I write new summary - Harper 2023 Keoni's life was simple. She, simply, took care of plants for people and spent the rest of her time reading. A long time ago, her family had disappeared, forcing her to live alone, her only company being her friend, Ryley. Other's lives were not. As Keoni is letting the days pass, someone unexpected shows his face. He is hurt, bruised and bleeding, but a single sight of him uncovers a buried side that Keoni hadn't felt in years. He knew exactly where her family was.