
At eighteen, Hanalei Ventresca carries the legacy of a mafia dynasty and the weight of a childhood carved by fear, loss, and secrecy. Born into a world where violence is routine and trust is currency, she grows up with Affective Touch Dependency - a condition that makes human contact both a necessity and a torment. Every touch she longs for reminds her of the warmth she was deprived of, and every moment of isolation pulls her back into memories she desperately wants to escape. As three men disrupts the walls she built around herself, Hanalei is forced to confront the parts of her past she tried to bury and the possibility that, in a life carved from darkness, she might still be deserving of good karma.All Rights Reserved