The Murderers Daughter

She's the murderer's daughter. Cold. Quiet. Untouchable.
He's the boy who smiles like nothing scares him-until he meets her.

Zaria doesn't need anyone. Not after what happened.
Not after her mother took the fall for a crime she didn't commit.
Not after the world branded her a monster's child.

But Riven sees her. The real her.
The one behind the walls.
The one who still wakes up screaming at 3 AM.

He follows her through silence, sarcasm, and the storm she hides inside.
She pushes him away-but he stays.
He always stays.

Until one day... he vanishes.
And Zaria realizes the scariest thing of all-
She might've needed him more than she ever wanted to admit.

A story about trauma, slowburn love, and healing in the quiet moments.
He calls her ghost. She calls him stray cat. Neither of them knows how to say "don't leave."