Blooming After the Storm
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Mimi's life has always been a quiet war. At home, she's a ghost in her own house - abused by her parents, treated like a maid, and invisible to the world. At school, she hides behind silence, haunted by the trauma of an ex-boyfriend who turned her love into fear, then into blackmail. And when she finally breaks free, the threats don't stop - they multiply.
Until she walks in.
Itsuki: a flawless transfer student from Japan with eyes like moonlight and a voice like honey. When she sits beside Mimi, everything changes.
But healing isn't easy. And falling in love when you've been shattered takes courage Mimi isn't sure she has.
In a world that tried to silence her, will Mimi find her voice again... in the girl who makes her heart race?
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