IlandreaNichols
She's a free-spirited, incense-burning mama with a past she fought her way out of. He's a stoic, street-bred businessman rebuilding his life after the kind of time that changes a man forever. Both carrying scars. Both craving peace. Both trying to raise themselves into better versions than the world ever expected them to be.
They weren't looking for love. They were looking for stability. Safety. A fresh start.
But when Ilori and Dakari cross paths again-years after their teenage crushes and unspoken tension-something quiet, ancient, and familiar rises between them. The spark they ignored as kids grows into a connection neither of them saw coming.
He steadies her wild spirit.
She softens his guarded heart.
And in a world that taught them to be tough just to survive, they learn-slowly, unexpectedly-that softness can save you.
This is the story of two souls who tried to choose everything but love...
and how love found them anyway.