Unspoken (Shades Of US series #3)

Some scars don't fade. Especially the ones left without goodbye.

Lian is the quiet type - reserved, composed, and fiercely guarded. He works at Café Iris by day, keeps his circle small, and shares an apartment with Ravi. Few know that behind his calm presence is a man once shattered by love.

Years ago, he gave his heart to someone who didn't just break it - he vanished with it. No closure. No explanation. Just betrayal and silence. Since then, Lian swore he'd never fall again. Never let anyone close enough to destroy him like that.

But what happens when the past he buried so deep comes crashing back into the present?

He thought he moved on.
He told himself he had.

But one night at Eden, under the lights and echoes of the crowd, there he was - standing on stage, performing like he owned the world. Same voice. Same eyes. The man who left without a word.
And just like that, Lian's carefully built walls begin to crack.

But the moment their eyes meet through the crowd, something inside him fractures.

Does forgetting mean letting go? Or did he just learn how to survive without closure?

And now that the past is singing again...
Can he bear to listen? Or will everything he's tried to bury rise back to the surface?