Shadows Between Us
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Last published Sat, Jun 28, 2025
When Riley moves into an old apartment near campus, all she wants is peace-a fresh start far away from the noise of her past. But the silence inside these walls is far from empty.
Something lingers in the corners.
Something that watches her sleep.
As the days pass, strange things begin to happen-curtains move without wind, music plays without a source, and shadows brush against her skin like whispers from another world.
Then she hears his voice.
Luca is not among the living. But he's the first one to truly see her.
In a place where the veil between worlds thins, love, loss, and truth intertwine.
How do you let go of someone who's already gone?
Shadows Between Us is a paranormal slow-burn romance wrapped in mystery, longing, and the kind of connection that even death can't break.
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