Seraphina Levistis was, without question, the boldest child in the family.
At age seven, she challenged her brother Aurelius to a tree-climbing competition in the middle of a thunderstorm.
At ten, she told the principal to "try meditation and some chamomile" when scolded for talking back.
At thirteen, she led a school protest against mandatory neckties—then wore a leather cape for a week in victory.
So when she turned fourteen and became... quiet, everyone noticed.
Especially when it all began with a single boy.
It started innocently. A new family moved into the elegant townhouse across the street — one of those multi-generation types, full of noise, laughter, and chaotic weekend BBQs.
And among them was him.
Kian.
Tall, with shaggy brown hair, a crooked smile, and the kind of soft eyes that had apparently rendered Seraphina's personality... void.
