Unless They are Loved

Yulia Dmitrievna Trofimova

I thought surviving was enough.

Then Tyler Romano showed me what it felt like to truly live.

As the past I tried so desperately to escape refuses to let me go, I'm forced to place my trust in the one man who's never asked me to be anyone but myself. But love can't erase trauma, and some scars run too deep to disappear.

For the first time, I have something worth fighting for.

And this time...

I'm not fighting alone.

Tyler Vaughn Romano

I never planned on falling in love with my fiancée.

Especially not one whose smile hides more pain than anyone realizes.

Protecting Yulia was supposed to be simple. Instead, every step toward our future uncovers another piece of the past determined to tear us apart—including my own.

Because loving someone isn't about saving them.

It's about staying when they need you most.