86 parts Ongoing MatureHeart worm: A quiet, aching emotion-Part love, part loss-that lingers deep, impossible to ignore. It's the kind of feeling that settles in your chest and stays, bittersweet and unrelenting.
Maddie West thought she was ready for the next chapter of her life. Fresh out of University of Los Angeles, with big dreams and a tightly stretched budget, she's determined to prove herself in her first internship. But nothing could have prepared her for Harry Styles-her mentor, her boss, her undoing. Known for his sharp mind and sharper tongue, Harry is everything Maddie doesn't need: cold, unapproachable, and hiding scars she can't yet see.
Harry doesn't trust easily. Maddie doesn't know how to quit. And as the walls between them slowly crack, they find themselves navigating a connection neither of them asked for. But love has a way of unraveling the careful plans they've built, and the secrets between them threaten to destroy everything.
Heartworm is a story of love that isn't easy, trust that has to be earned, and the quiet ache of wanting something you can't fully have. It's raw, honest, and devastating in the way all the best love stories are.