If the Sky Still Keeps Us

Sylvie grew up within the caging walls of Ashmere, where words were weapons and silence was safety. Veilmakers-the so-called peace warriors-flooded the streets, every corner shadowed by their suited figures and armed hands. Not even her own house could offer refuge; torn flesh and broken bones became an agony her body was forced to endure. The only place her mind found peace was at the very edge of Ashmere's walls, where the moon spoke volumes and the flooded greenery beyond draped a blanket over her chilling reality.

It was at the age of nine that her heart finally found its closest thing to home.

Ellis.

The arrogant, stubborn boy who would never admit the soft place she quietly held in his heart.

Together, they weather grief that should have broken them, finding comfort beneath starlit skies, among tangled forests, and in the quiet promise that no burden would ever have to be carried alone. But as Ashmere tightens its grip, secrets deepen, loyalties are tested, and sacrifice begins to demand more than love alone can bear.

In a world determined to cage every wandering soul, Sylvie and Ellis discover that freedom isn't always found beyond the walls.

Sometimes...

it's found in the person who never stops choosing you.