Until We're Free
Lauren Faith Goyer
Every night after her shift at the Lantern, Eli chooses to walk Ava home. He doesn’t say it out loud, but he’s in love with her—the steady kind that shows up, waits, and listens. Ava is sharp and self-possessed, nobody’s project. With Eli, she feels safe because he keeps pace instead of taking control; their ritual—movie nights, late-night walks, shared quiet—begins to look a lot like love.
Then the unexpected happens—and their world narrows to a house of rules. Lilies that never wilt. Windows that watch. Voices insisting on a name that isn’t hers. Choice shrinks. Silence is encouraged. If love is going to survive here, it needs a new language.
Tense, hopeful, and ultimately full of light, Until We’re Free is a romantic-suspense with open-door spice about walking through the dark with the right person beside you.
