FL

She spent her whole life learning how to survive him. Then she walked into a little hair salon and found somewhere she could finally breathe. Y/N never expected a job at Aoife Lynch’s salon to change her life. She definitely didn’t expect Aoife to become the first adult who noticed something was wrong—or for her family to slowly become the family she’d always needed. And she certainly didn’t expect Aoife’s son, AJ Lynch, to become the one person she couldn’t keep at a distance. But AJ doesn’t know the girl behind the forced smiles. He doesn’t know why she hates going home. He doesn’t know why she flinches at raised voices. And he doesn’t know what happens behind the front door she’s terrified to walk through. Because Y/N has spent years keeping one secret. Her father. And the closer she gets to AJ, the harder it becomes to hide. Sometimes the people who save you aren’t the ones who rescue you. They’re the ones who stay long enough for you to realise you were never meant to survive it alone.