Some wounds are invisible, but they never truly stop hurting.

Jane Heis has learned to live with the kind of pain no one can see. She keeps her distance, hides behind silence, and convinces herself that some things are better left unfelt.

Until Leo Mercer walks into her life.

Leo knows what it means to carry a past that refuses to stay buried. He doesn’t try to fix Jane, nor does he ask her to forget what hurts. Instead, he stays—patiently, quietly, even when loving her means facing the parts of himself he has spent years avoiding.

Between old wounds, unspoken feelings, and the fear of being hurt again, Jane and Leo find themselves caught in something neither of them knows how to escape.

Maybe love isn’t always about healing.

Maybe sometimes, it’s about finding someone who makes you brave enough to feel everything again.

Because sometimes, loving someone means learning how to live without the anesthesia.