Turbulence Between Us

Justin Ezekiel Alibera has everything most people dream of.

A newly graduated pilot with a promising career, undeniable charm, and a life built on discipline. He keeps everyone at a distance, convinced that emotions only distract people from reaching their destination.

Aryvelle Maureen Benidez is everything he isn't.

Chaotic. Curious. Childishly honest. She speaks whatever comes to mind, laughs at the wrong moments, and somehow walks into his perfectly organized life as if she belongs there.

Their first meeting was an accident.

Their second was a coincidence.

By the third, it felt like fate had already made its decision.

Justin keeps telling himself she's too immature for someone like him.

Aryvelle keeps telling herself he'll never look at someone like her.

But the closer they become, the more they discover that people aren't always what they seem. Behind Justin's cold exterior lies a man haunted by expectations and the fear of losing control. Behind Aryvelle's playful smile is a woman learning that growing up doesn't mean giving up the parts of herself she loves.

Some connections feel dangerous not because they'll break you, but because they'll change you.

She never expected the man who lived above the clouds would become the reason she finally found solid ground.

And he never imagined the girl who couldn't stop smiling would become the only turbulence he never wanted to escape.

A story about irresistible chemistry, emotional tension, stolen glances, quiet jealousy, healing old wounds, and a love that proves the greatest risks aren't always taken in the sky.

the cover photo not mine.