Silent Heartbeat: A Love Beyond Words
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Elias doesn't speak. He doesn't hear. After years of silence and stares, he's learned to live behind walls no one can climb-until Finn stumbles in with wide eyes, crooked smiles, and a stubborn determination to understand the quiet boy who never speaks.
At first, Finn only wants to make Elias feel seen. But something deeper blooms in the silences between them, in the notes passed under desks, in the way Finn starts learning sign language just to say, "You matter."
In a world that has always made Elias feel like an outsider, Finn becomes the first person who makes him feel heard.
A tender, emotional high school romance about first love, second chances, and finding home in the heart of another-even when words fall short.
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