Held Without Chains (Updating)

Lirael Duskborne built walls, not just to keep others out but to keep herself safe. Haunted by a past that left scars deeper than she dares to admit, she's learned to rely on no one but herself. An independent, goal-driven woman, she thrives in control-of her life, her future, and most of all, her heart. Men? They are unpredictable, dangerous, and better kept at a distance.

Then he comes along. Atlas Eryndor - the man who teases but never taunts, who is persistent yet never oversteps. Mature, steady, and unshaken by her cold exterior, he sees through the cracks she refuses to acknowledge. He doesn't push-he waits. He doesn't demand-he proves.

But how do you let someone in when the past has taught you that love is just another way to bleed?

In a world where survival means never looking back, she must decide-keep running from the ghosts that haunt her or risk everything for a man who just might be her safe place.

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