Still Blooming

At ten years old, Hana Elliot loses the one thing that made the world feel safe-her mother's presence.
Forced to leave everything she knows behind, Hana moves to a quiet countryside town where fear becomes her constant companion. Every unfamiliar face feels threatening. Every new place feels overwhelming. While other children grow up surrounded by loving families, Hana struggles with the aching emptiness of being separated from her mother.
School becomes another battlefield. Bullied by classmates and misunderstood by teachers, Hana retreats into loneliness, convinced that she doesn't belong anywhere.
Until one day, a kind girl offers her friendship.
That single act of kindness becomes the first light in Hana's dark world.
As the years pass, Hana slowly learns to trust, to dream, and to hope again. But the scars of her childhood remain hidden beneath her quiet smile.
Then she meets Damion Vaughn.
Mysterious, intelligent, and carrying wounds of his own, Damion sees the pain Hana works so hard to conceal. Their connection is unexpected, complicated, and life-changing.
Together, they navigate heartbreak, family struggles, self-discovery, and the difficult journey of healing from the past.
Because sometimes the people who save us are not the ones who protect us from pain...