Zora Hart has learned to thrive on her own terms.

A plant shop owner with roots deep in Atlanta's neighborhoods, she knows how to nurture growth—but trusting people? That's harder. After too many years building walls she calls independence, Zora's not looking for anyone to save her. Not again.

Darius Lawson moves quietly through the world.

An app developer with a sharp mind and a steady hand, he keeps his circle small and his peace closer. Love has always felt like something loud he didn’t know how to hold—until Zora crashes into his life with all her stubborn beauty and wild heart.

Neither of them is built for halfway.

And neither of them is used to someone staying without being asked. As business pressures, betrayals, and old fears surface, Zora and Darius must learn how to move at a rhythm neither of them controls—a rhythm made for two.

Contains mature themes.