ONE BREATH AWAY (ONGOING)

Book One of the JUST Series At seventeen, she lost her parents. At twenty-one, she lost her choice. Forced into a marriage she never asked for, she expected cruelty… but instead found an anchor. He was never meant to marry her—deceived by his own family, betrayed by hers. Fourteen years older, yet nothing like the man they painted him to be. He doesn’t cage her—he fights for her. He doesn’t silence her—he gives her voice back. This isn’t a story of romance born from force. It’s a story of protection, trust, and a girl reclaiming what was stolen from her. Humiliated by his own family’s deceit, he refuses to cross the line of morality. No matter how much they pressure him to “act like a husband,” he chooses honor over tradition, respect over control. Instead of chaining her down, he gives her freedom—the right to study, to dream, to rise. But freedom is never handed without consequence. Families watch. Expectations tighten. A system that thrives on silence begins to resist. Together, they begin to break chains—not as lovers bound by force, but as allies in dignity. And when the time comes to choose between duty and truth, between tradition and choice… will they be strong enough to stand against the world that bound them in the first place? 📖 ONE BREATH AWAY is Book One of the JUST series—a journey of strength, respect, and voices that refuse to be silenced.