"Stitched to You"

"Why does he look at me like that?" Aria whispered, her fingers brushing the edge of the doll's velvet coat.
"Because he's waiting," the shopkeeper said with a knowing smile.

Years later, on her fourteenth birthday, the doll returned-not as porcelain, but alive. He remembers her, longs for her, but their bond comes at a price.

In a story where love defies reason and fate weaves a tangled web, can Aria and her doll boy uncover the truth behind their connection before time runs out?