Piece by Piece

Lara Bennett doesn't believe in homes anymore.
After years of being passed from house to house, she's learned one thing the hard way-nothing lasts, and no one stays. So when she's placed with the Hayes family, a house full of strangers who laugh too easily and care too much, she already has one foot out the door.
Getting attached isn't just dangerous.
It's a mistake.
But the Hayes house is different.
Too warm. Too steady. Too real.
And then there's Noah Carter.
He isn't part of the system. He doesn't have to stay.
But somehow... he does.
With quiet patience and a way of seeing right through her walls, Noah refuses to treat Lara like she's temporary-even when she pushes him away at every turn. And the more he shows up, the harder it becomes for Lara to hold on to the one thing that's always kept her safe:
Distance.
Because for the first time in her life, leaving might hurt more than staying.
And if she lets herself fall-into this family, into something that feels dangerously like love-she risks losing everything all over again.
But maybe...
Some things aren't meant to break.
Maybe they're meant to be rebuilt.
Piece by piece