Chapter 1

“Novels, since the birth of the genre, have been full of rejected, seduced, and abandoned maidens, whose proper fate is to die...”

-Jane Austen Sense and Sensibility

Nicole has been plagued by her abnormality all her life. She finds comfort living detached from the overpowering sensations of the world around her. Then, she meets Zayn who is as breathtaking as he is mysterious. How will Nicole navigate her new found emotions in his presence? Will she keep it together or fall apart easily from his very touch?