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He came back to save them. She came out of nowhere.
After years lost in time, Number Five returns to his family-older in mind, younger in body, and carrying secrets no one's ready to hear. The world is shifting, the Academy is fractured, and something dangerous is closing in.
Then she appears.
Seventeen, sharp-eyed, and living in the shadows of an alley near the Hargreeves estate, she's not supposed to be part of the story. But somehow, she is. And no matter how hard Five tries to push her away, she keeps showing up-too clever, too calm, and far too familiar.
They clash. Constantly. He hates her unpredictability. She hates his arrogance. But beneath the fights and the silence, something else begins to stir.
As threats rise and timelines blur, Five must decide who to trust-and she must decide how far she's willing to go to protect the one person she was never meant to care about.
Because some truths are too dangerous to speak. And some choices can't be undone.
⚠️Slowburn