Ephemeral
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Last published Mon, May 4, 2026
E·phem·er·al
(adj.) Lasting for a very short time
ִֶָ 𓂃˖˳·˖ ִֶָ ⋆★⋆ ִֶָ˖·˳˖𓂃 ִֶָ
Aurora has spent her past thirteen years surviving, not living.
Trapped in a broken home filled with cruelty and violence, every day has been a battle against the monsters she was forced to call family. Stained by her striking appearance--skin, hair, and eyes devoid of pigment--Aurora has always stood out.
But one night, when flashing lights and sirens tear through the darkness of her world, everything changes for her. Her nightmares have been taken away in handcuffs, and for the first time, Aurora is free.
Or so she believes.
Swept away to a sprawling residence in New York, she's thrown into a new life with six mysterious older brothers she's never met, secrets buried in every corner, and danger that feels strangely familiar. As Aurora tries to rebuild, she begins to worry if the past is truly behind her, or if something even darker has been waiting all along.
Wanting a future built upon more than merely scraping by, Aurora knows its time she fights for what was previously impossible.
She's ready to live and claim her new life as more than Ephemeral.
Even if it kills her.
ִֶָ 𓂃˖˳·˖ ִֶָ ⋆★⋆ ִֶָ˖·˳˖𓂃 ִֶָ
⏾ The first couple chapters are short but get longer as you go.
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