𝐬top whispering :: remarkably bright creatures

𝐬top whispering :: remarkably bright creatures

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STOP WHISPERING Sage Sallow has spent most of her life feeling like everyone else was given a conversation she never quite learned how to join. So she sticks to what she understands: the aquarium where she works, the service dog who never leaves her side, and the giant Pacific octopus who somehow makes more sense than most people. But when her father's ALS begins progressing faster than anyone is ready for, Sage's carefully structured life starts to unravel. Between hospital visits, family secrets, and a growing connection with Cameron Cassmore-a man who seems to understand her silences better than most people understand words-Sage is forced to confront the things she's spent years avoiding. Grief. Love. And the terrifying possibility of being known.

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