Opening Note - For the Quiet Bonds That Never Break

This memoir is about love that never found a home, bonds that bruise but never break, and the invisible threads tying us to family-both chosen and born into.
It's the ache of giving love that goes unseen, the ghosts of first loves that shape us, and the quiet strength of holding onto hope amid heartbreak.

These are stories of loyalty, loss, and longing-the raw, messy truths of being deeply seen, deeply missed, and fiercely connected.
These pages hold fierce love, unbearable loss, and the kind of ties that grip you tight-no matter how hard you try to break free.