People always imagined depression as tears and cries for help. They never imagined it could look like a quiet girl sitting in the back of a classroom, smiling at the right moments and laughing at the right jokes. Y/N was sixteen years old and, from the outside, her life seemed perfectly normal. She had friends, a family that loved her, and dreams she once cared about. But beneath her carefully crafted smiles was an exhaustion so deep that even getting out of bed felt like climbing a mountain. No one noticed the storm raging inside her. And slowly, Y/N was beginning to wonder if anyone ever would.
The kingdom believes they are protected by fate, but the truth is far darker. Hidden beneath a black mask, a mysterious warrior known only as The Wraith eliminates every threat before it can reach the kingdom’s gates. Feared by enemies and unknown to the people she protects, Y/N has spent her life living in the shadows. But when her greatest enemy begins hunting the ghost behind the legend, the kingdom’s best-kept secret may finally be forced into the light.
Y/N has spent her entire life on the run, never knowing why her family refuses to stay in one place. When her hidden magic awakens, she discovers a truth that changes everything—her heart is magically bound to Silas, an ancient white dragon who can take the form of a man. As dark forces close in, Y/N must embrace her destiny before the kingdom is consumed by an ancient war.
The first time I realized how hard long distance could be, I was standing outside on our farm near Barberton, watching the sun disappear behind the hills while staring at my phone screen.