Seventeen-year-old Ryu Debiru has spent his entire life surviving.
Raised in the shadow of the White Flower Syndicate, he knows how to lie, how to fight, and how to disappear when necessary. What he doesn't know how to do is live like a normal teenager-or fall for someone like Haruna Mitsukai.
Haruna is everything Ryu is not supposed to want: outspoken, curious, and dangerously close to the truth. As their connection deepens, Ryu's carefully controlled world begins to fracture. The secrets he's buried, the loyalties he's inherited, and the violence he was raised to accept are no longer his alone to carry.
But Ryu isn't the only one with a past.
Terrifying truths that lead to high-stake dares only mean that what started as a game, quickly becomes more real than any of them could imagine. As hidden histories surface and long-buried crimes resurface, Haruna and Ryu are pulled into a web of power, betrayal, and consequences neither of them were meant to inherit. In a city where silence is survival and love is a liability, choosing each other may be the most dangerous act of all.
Because some truths don't just change who you are.
They decide whether you live long enough to become whole.
In a world built on secrets and survival, can two halves ever become whole?
Perfect for fans of character-driven YA/NA romance and drama with edge, emotional intensity, and high personal stakes.
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