Born into music, money, and a last name too heavy to carry, I was raised to be brilliant—or reckless. I gave them both. Parties, girls, chaos…all distractions from the silence is coming for me. My hearing is slipping, and the longer I force it, the more painful it gets. But I’ll suffer through every ringing note, every aching hour—if it means I still get to hear her laugh, her sighs, the way she promises me it’ll all be okay. She shouldn’t matter this much. But she does.
Wren
I’ve never belonged in Gig Harbor’s glittering world of Royals. A scholarship kid turned small-town librarian, I chose quiet. Boys like Axe Dorian—loud, wild, untouchable—were never supposed to notice girls like me. But he does. And what I see behind his bravado is someone brave, brilliant, and breaking. He thinks silence is his curse, but I know better. He’s more music than anyone I’ve ever met. And I’m falling for the boy who’s teaching me that even in the quiet, love can still be loud.
I can’t put into words how amazing and beautiful this story truly is. I’ve been on a reading hiatus for a few years now, and going back to Gig Harbor and this world was just what I needed.
I laughed, I cried- and let me tell you I’m an ugly crier. My heart shattered, only to be put together once again.