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shattered soul
Chapter 1
Lira Walker had always known there was something wrong with her life, though she could never quite put it into words. Growing up in the small town of Willow Creek, Montana, she was considered a quiet girl, a little offbeat in the way she saw the world. While other children played games and laughed around her, she felt a constant dissonance, as if the music of life was always slightly out of tune. At 24, she had become a fixture in the town but never fully belonged.
Her father, a mechanic, had raised her on his own after her mother left when Lira was just a baby. He had done his best to provide, though there was always a sense that something was missing in their home. Lira’s memories of her mother were blurry, scattered images of a woman with sad eyes and a voice that once sang lullabies in a way that could melt away her fears. But those memories didn’t last long. By the time she was five, her mother had disappeared, leaving only a...
Lira Walker had always known there was something wrong with her life, though she could never quite put it into words. Growing up in the small town of Willow Creek, Montana, she was considered a quiet girl, a little offbeat in the way she saw the world. While other children played games and laughed around her, she felt a constant dissonance, as if the music of life was always slightly out of tune. At 24, she had become a fixture in the town but never fully belonged.
Her father, a mechanic, had raised her on his own after her mother left when Lira was just a baby. He had done his best to provide, though there was always a sense that something was missing in their home. Lira’s memories of her mother were blurry, scattered images of a woman with sad eyes and a voice that once sang lullabies in a way that could melt away her fears. But those memories didn’t last long. By the time she was five, her mother had disappeared, leaving only a...
