____His childhood was like a corner the sunlight could never reach. He had nothing, and never even hoped to gain anything. Her world was paved with warmth and light. She always did as she pleased and had never known the pain of loss.
____At thirteen, he became her family's adopted son, and from then on he trod carefully. Their different identities and circumstances made her affection feel like the heaviest burden he could carry. He longed for its faint sweetness, yet did not dare overstep in the slightest. An accident exposed their secret. Faced with her parents' determined opposition, he decided to break free of every restraint and be with her, no matter what...
This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.
