Holding on to the Fading Light (Quiet Hearts #1)
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Quiet Hearts Series #1
Amara Raine Cortes was the ever-jolly nursing student---always smiling, always strong, as if nothing in the world could ever break her. But behind that sunshine glow, she was quietly falling apart.
Her father left them.
At sa pag-alis niya, gumuho rin ang mundo ni Amara. No one truly knew how much it shattered her---except for Kairos Aeron Virellan, her childhood friend . . . her only safe place, her light in the dark.
She loved him in silence.
She thought he was the one.
Akala niya sapat na ang pagmamahal para buuin ang mga piraso ng puso niyang wasak. Pero nagkamali siya. Because life had other plans.
And sometimes, choosing yourself means letting go of everything---even the person you thought you'd hold on to forever.
Kaya sa huli, natutunan niyang bumitaw. She walked away---leaving everything, and everyone behind . . . to finally choose herself.
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Started: May 28, 2025
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