Independent
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Ongoing2h 13m
Last published Tue, Jul 29, 2025
𝚒𝚗·𝚍𝚎·𝚙𝚎𝚗·𝚍𝚎𝚗𝚝
(𝚊𝚍𝚓.) 𝚏𝚛𝚎𝚎 𝚏𝚛𝚘𝚖 𝚘𝚞𝚝𝚜𝚒𝚍𝚎 𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚝𝚛𝚘𝚕; 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚍𝚎𝚙𝚎𝚗𝚍𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚘𝚗 𝚊𝚗𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛'𝚜 𝚊𝚞𝚝𝚑𝚘𝚛𝚒𝚝𝚢; 𝚞𝚗𝚊𝚋𝚕𝚎 𝚘𝚛 𝚞𝚗𝚠𝚒𝚕𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚘 𝚊𝚌𝚌𝚎𝚙𝚝 𝚑𝚎𝚕𝚙.
❝𝙸 𝚜𝚞𝚛𝚟𝚒𝚟𝚎𝚍 𝚜𝚘 𝙸 𝚌𝚘𝚞𝚕𝚍 𝚕𝚒𝚟𝚎 𝚊𝚕𝚘𝚗𝚎, 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚜𝚘 𝙸 𝚌𝚘𝚞𝚕𝚍 𝚕𝚘𝚟𝚎 𝚊𝚐𝚊𝚒𝚗.❞
Shiloh Brooks has mastered the art of surviving alone. At twenty-two, she's built a life in New York City that's safe, predictable, and carefully designed to keep everyone at arm's length. She helps other families stay together while making sure she never has to depend on anyone herself.
Then her elderly neighbor starts meddling, and suddenly Shiloh's quiet world is turned upside down by someone who refuses to take no for an answer.
Some people are born independent. Others learn it the hard way.
But what happens when the walls you've built to protect yourself become the very thing keeping you from living?
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