Publisher's Synopsis
They grew up side by side-
A quiet girl in her braid,
A boy who made her laugh without trying.
But life moved forward, and so did they-until a fake engagement, a late confession, and one impossible moment at the altar changed everything.
Thresa and Tony never planned to marry.
Not like this.
Not with all the things left unsaid for years.
Yet love bloomed-not in grand gestures, but in burnt breakfasts, movie nights, and silent prayers whispered across pillows.
And then... her body began to betray her.
What follows is not just the story of a marriage.
It's the story of a fight.
Of illness and fear.
Of one man's quiet devotion, and a woman learning to live again-slowly, painfully, miraculously.
Because some love stories don't begin with falling.
They begin with holding on.
A novel about childhood bonds, unspoken feelings, the fragility of life-and the kind of love that stays when everything else breaks.
