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The Algorithm of Us

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**She never meant to be seen. He never meant to stay. But something between them refuses to let go.**

Delilah Langston has spent her life hidden behind glass walls-brilliant, sheltered, and quietly drowning under the weight of expectation. Shy by nature and haunted by secrets she can't name, she never imagined someone like Lucien-her new bodyguard, all silence and sharp edges-would be the one to see her.

Lucien was trained to protect, not to care. But the more time he spends with Delilah, the more her quiet strength pulls at something buried deep inside him. She's nothing like the people he's guarded before-fragile but fierce, afraid but still standing.

As danger closes in and long-buried truths surface, Lucien must decide: walk away like he always has-or risk everything for the one person who made him feel at home.All Rights Reserved

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