He felt like peace… until he didn’t. Mannie never believed in timing. Good things didn’t happen when she needed them, and people didn’t stay when she wanted them to. So when Zeke appears, steady, patient, and unexpectedly gentle, it feels wrong in a way she can’t explain. He shows up when she’s tired. Listens when she says nothing. Holds her together without asking for anything in return. And that’s what scares her. Because nothing in her life has ever come without a cost. Not love. Not kindness. Not him. And the closer she gets to Zeke… the more it feels like she’s forgetting something important. Something that could destroy everything.