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Ongoing, First published Apr 30, 2024
In a quaint town nestled among rolling hills, there's a curious shop called "It Is What It Is." The shop's interior is a labyrinth of shelves stocked with peculiar items-a mishmash of trinkets, each with its own mysterious allure. The shopkeeper, an enigmatic figure named Eliot, is known for his cryptic smiles and uncanny ability to match customers with exactly what they need.

One rainy afternoon, Sarah, a disillusioned artist, wanders into "It Is What It Is" seeking inspiration. With a sigh, she picks up a weathered paintbrush from a cluttered shelf. As she contemplates its worn bristles, Eliot appears silently beside her.

"It's not just a brush," he murmurs, his eyes twinkling. "It's a conduit for forgotten dreams."



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"Breathe." He dipped his head down so that his lips were right at my ear, his strong arm wrapped securely around my waist, molding my body into his. "If you're going to fall apart,." He starts, teeth gritted. "Now's the time. I'll be here to put you back together when it's over." I squeezed my eyes shut again, and I did just that. I fell apart. ******* Secrets. Lies. Deception. Murder. I'd seen and done it all. And not willingly. So I left. I sacrificed my freedom to save myself, and the only way to ensure my own safety was to start over. Clean slate. New people. New me. But the last thing I expected when I arrived at Manonwell Prep Academy was to be bombarded by a boy-no, a man who held some unknown vendetta against me. Call it obsession, infatuation, hatred. To me it was all one in the same. He was everywhere I turned, like a shadow. Watching me. Taunting me. Haunting me. And it was all because of something I did to him a long time ago. It was something so bad that he couldn't stand me, that he wanted me dead, and the idea of making my life a living hell was something that he took pride in. But I didn't remember. I had no clue what I could've done to him in the past, but he was hellbent on pushing me until I did. My plans on starting over were shattered the minute I stepped inside that school. He was the type of person that demanded your attention without having to speak. He was untamed and wild and unhinged. But what he didn't know was that the Winter Travers that he knew in past, the one I didn't remember, was no longer alive. I was different. She was gone and I was here. And he was everything I should've been afraid of. Sinister, quiet, manipulative, but I knew it would be a cold day in hell before I let him win. Ronan was like gasoline waiting to be doused on the fire that inside me, and if he was ready to burn, then so was I.