Until I Wither

Sometimes we tend to love the things we can't have.

That's Ilana Seren Cole's whole life in one sentence. She lives her life avoiding the what she loves most: flowers. A severe allergy taught her that beauty comes with the cost of breathing.

It all changed when Kaelen Rhys Ashford came into her life. He taught her that she didn't need to choose between beauty and breathing. So, he made her paper orchids - delicate and safe to hold.

But safety is tempting. The boy she has always admired, Silas Lucian Gray, gives her the sense of normality. He says that she can find beauty in the things she can hold, too.

As they go into a relationship, secrets resurface. Kaelen is hiding something that is breaking him apart. Silas is holding onto a past he can't let go of.

Ilana is torn between being normal and deciding what she is willing to risk for a love that might finally free her from her fears.