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For permission requests, contact Bakul Sharma at [bakulsharmaofficial@gmail.com](bakulsharmaofficial@gmail.com).  \nThe story, all names, characters, and incidents portrayed in this production are fictitious. No identification with actual persons (living or deceased), places, buildings, and products is intended or should be inferred.  \n1st edition 2026  \nISBN paperback: 978-1-0673503-0-7  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nCONTENT WARNING  \nThis book contains themes and scenes that may be triggering for some readers. It features explicit sexual content and on-page presentation of a mental health disorder. The male main character (MMC) is flawed, suffers from parental manipulation, and makes hurtful choices. The female main character (FMC) has bipolar II disorder, suffers from parental neglect, and makes self-destructive choices. Their journey is emotional and raw. Reader discretion is strongly advised.  \nTrigger Warnings:  \nNeglect of FMC by the MMC  \nOn-page physical assault of the FMC Descriptive panic attacks  \nMental health discussions Medication withdrawal symptoms  \nParental neglect of the MMC and FMC Callous handling of mental health by parents Brief gun violence  \nGunshot wound to a side character  \nAlcohol abuse as a coping mechanism by FMC Passive suicidal ideation by FMC Depictions of bipolar disorder  \nBipolar depressive & manic episodes  \nYour mental health matters!  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nDEDICATION  \nOur Gifts  \n(a poem by AJ Bishop)  \nWith wandering dreams, Iyearn to heal What was within is now yours to deem unworthy.  \nIt became a mound of coiled thorns, I didn’t intend it to be.  \nCan you, if it not be a burden, build a wreath from these?  \nI would, if it not be an intrusion, wish a garden foryour fallen lilies.  \nAnd ifour gifts be unequal, let me be the one loving you more dearly.  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nPLAYLIST  \nJigsaw Conan Gray  \nyou broke me first Tate McRae  \nWinter Akanksha Sethi  \nSTAY CLOSE  \nSYML  \nWhere’s My Love  \nSYML  \nSurrender Natalie Taylor  \nNot my job anymore Thomas Day  \nCoastline Hollow Coves  \nNobody But Me Sofia Reyes & Prince Royce  \nWhat Have I Done Dermot Kennedy  \nHappy Oh Wonder  \nFalling Harry Styles  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nPLAYLIST FOR  \nCHAPTER THIRTY-ONE  \nPromiscuous Nelly Furtado (ft. 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