Lila Davis has always been content to live in the background, quietly navigating life without ever demanding much for herself. In her small city apartment, she dreams of something more-something she's too afraid to reach for. She wants love, real love, but she's spent her life convincing herself that it's a luxury for others, not for someone like her. Her days are spent working late shifts, her nights consumed by loneliness and a longing she can't shake. Until one evening, everything shifts.
When an old flame, Sebastian, reaches out after years of silence, Lila is thrown into a whirlwind of emotions she's spent so long trying to bury. Sebastian's message-seemingly innocent-sparks a journey of self-discovery, one that forces Lila to confront the deep-seated fears that have held her captive for so long. As their reconnection leads her into new friendships, unexpected challenges, and moments of personal growth, Lila must finally face the question: Can she allow herself to be loved?
Chasing Shadows" is a poignant exploration of the quiet ache of isolation, the courage it takes to step into the light, and the beauty of finding love when you least expect it. In this deeply moving tale, Lila learns that sometimes, in order to be loved, she must first learn to love herself.
*They hated her at first... but they had no idea who she really was.*
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Serena Carter was just trying to live-trying to find peace in the mess that was her life. But one accident changed everything.
Abandoned. Alone. She was sent to live with the Morettis-four brothers and a father who wanted nothing to do with her. She was the reminder of their mother's biggest betrayal, the stain on their perfect legacy. Ten months. That's all she had to survive before she turned eighteen and walked away for good. Easy, right?
Wrong.
Because the Morettis might have convinced themselves they hated her, but hate was a tricky thing-it turned into obsession, into protectiveness, into something none of them were ready for. They thought they knew her, thought she was just a mistake that could be ignored.
They had no idea.
Because Serena had secrets-ones even she didn't fully understand. And in a world where power was everything, she was about to become the most dangerous piece on the board.
She wasn't just a mistake. She was a Moretti.
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