THE THING THAT BREATHES
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Kaia Zimerz is not a girl. She's a thing - fractured, forgotten, surviving in a body that never felt like
home. But when a boy named Riot moves next door, everything begins to shift. This is not just a
romance. It's a story of trauma, identity, neuro divergence, and choosing to live, even when every
part of you is breaking. In 62 unforgettable chapters, Kaia becomes someone she never thought she
could be - human.
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