Two damaged hearts. One impossible romance. A love story destined to hurt.
After the death of her family leaves her emotionally hollow, sixteen-year-old Luna moves through life detached from everyone around her. Therapy doesn’t help. Friendship feels impossible. Beneath her quiet exterior is a girl slowly losing the will to keep going.
Then she meets Gallade.
Hidden behind layers of bandages and burn scars, Gallade is the kind of boy who smiles through suffering, jokes through pain, and refuses to let anyone see what’s truly beneath the surface. When Luna is unexpectedly pushed into his life, the two form a fragile connection neither of them knows how to resist.
Inside the lonely halls of a hospital, their bond deepens through midnight conversations, childish games, and fleeting moments of happiness that begin to feel dangerously real. For the first time in years, Luna starts imagining a future for herself.
But some people are not meant to stay.
As Gallade’s condition worsens and the weight of their emotional scars grows heavier, Luna begins to realize that love cannot always heal what’s broken. Sometimes it only makes the fall harder.
Tender, haunting, and emotionally devastating, this ill-fated romance explores grief, dependency, and the terrifying beauty of finding someone who understands your pain too well.
Perfect for fans of The Fault in Our Stars, If He Had Been with Me, and A Little Life, this heartbreaking story of love and loss will stay with readers long after the final page.
