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What We Kept

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**Trigger Warning: This story contains depictions of domestic violence, emotional abuse, and a sexual assault attempt involving a minor by a family member. Reader discretion is advised.**

Maya Hollis left Thornvale fifteen years ago-and never looked back. When her father dies, she's forced to return for the funeral, stepping into a house full of memories she's spent years trying to forget.
Ryan Hollis stayed behind. He stayed with the father they both loved and feared, and he's built a life shaped by silence, control, and the weight of choices that can't be undone.
Now, the siblings are face-to-face for the first time in years, navigating fractured memories, conflicting truths, and the unspoken resentments that never left. Between Aunt Robyn's sugarcoated stories, a surprisingly charming co-worker, and the echoes of the past, Maya and Ryan must decide whether family is a burden or something worth reclaiming.
Because the man they mourn isn't the only one who left them fractured and sometimes the only way forward is to confront the person who knows you best...even if it hurts.All Rights Reserved

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Untouchable

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