The Echo of You.

After a life marked by loss and betrayal, Sloane Thorne has perfected one thing: building walls. She expects nothing from the world and deserves even less. Her only solace is her grandmother, whose fading health is a constant reminder that everyone leaves eventually.

Emmett fights his own battles under a facade of relentless optimism. Working for "The Echo Line," a service that listens to strangers unburden their hearts, he finds beauty in the mundane and strength in empathy. He needs the money, but he lives for the connection.

A misdialed number throws them together. Her furious, misplaced tirade is met not with anger, but with calm understanding and a laugh that echoes in her silent world long after the call ends.

He breaks all the rules to reach out again.
She, against her every instinct, answers.

This is the story of the voice on the other end of the line. This is the story of how light meets dark, and the breathtaking shades of dawn they create together.

TheEchoOfYou / Slow Burn Romance · Emotional · Healing