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Iris Valdez has always been a storm—wild, unpredictable, and devastatingly beautiful. Some days, she’s electric, bursting with ideas, laughter, and energy that can light up a room. Other days, she drowns in darkness, trapped in a mind that refuses to let her breath. Diagnosed with bipolar disorder at fifteen, Iris has spent years trying to balance the highs and lows, but control is a concept that always seems just out of reach. When she meets Elijah "Eli" Carter, a quiet and introspective artist who sees the world in colors and emotions, she feels something new—something steady. He isn’t like the people who call her “too much” or “impossible.” He watches her, really sees her, and still chooses to stay. But love isn’t a cure, and Eli learns that loving Iris means loving every version of her—the fearless and the fragile, the radiant and the wrecked.

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• CHAPTER 1: THE HIGH BEFORE THE FALL

  Iris
  The world isn’t fast enough for me.
  It’s like I’m running on a treadmill at full speed while ever

• CHAPTER 2: BEFORE THE STORM

  Iris
  Maybe you’re wondering how I met Eli.
  How a wildfire like me ended up drawn to someone lik

• CHAPTER 3: THE EDGE OF SOMETHING

  CHAPTER 3: THE EDGE OF SOMETHING
  Iris
  The thing about insomnia is that it doesn’t feel l

• CHAPTER 4: TOO MUCH, TOO CLOSE

  Iris
  Me: How did you know that I'm not sleeping right now, even 5 minutes late I rep

• CHAPTER 5: THE SPACE BETWEEN US

  Iris
  Me: You're really crazy, Eli. Okay, good night and see you tomorrow.
  I hit s

• CHAPTER 6: UNFINISHED SENTENCES

  Iris
  The silence between us stretches, thick and suffocating.
  Eli won’t look at me. He’s starin

• CHAPTER 7: SHADES OF BLACK

  Iris
  "Why do you always paint in black? Does this have any meaning?" Eli asks.
  I freeze.
  

• CHAPTER 8: THE SKETCHES THAT REMAIN

  Iris
  I stack my brushes neatly on the table, pretending not to notice the way Eli stiffens at

• CHAPTER 9: WHAT HE SEES

  Iris
  "Yeah, but… look at your eyes," Eli says.
  I freeze.
  I wasn’t expecting that. I wasn’

• CHAPTER 10: THE SILENT STORM

  Iris
  I have bipolar disorder.
  Depressive episode.
  Only my mom, sister and Liana kn

• CHAPTER 11: THE DAY HE STAYED

  Two years ago
  I hadn’t been to school in three days.
  Liana texted me. Mom knocked on my door. B

• CHAPTER 12: LIANA’S VISIT

  Iris
  The next day, my sister visited me to check on me.
  I wasn’t surprised.
  After last night’s c

• CHAPTER 13: AVOIDING ELI

  Iris
  The next day, I tried to go about my routine as if nothing had changed.
  I woke up. Ignored

• CHAPTER 14: THE CONFESSION

  Iris
  I felt the world tilt beneath me.
  Eli’s voice still echoed in my head, but I couldn’t beli

• CHAPTER 15: FIRST HEARTBREAK

  Flashback
  I was sitting across from Christian at our favorite café, my hands wrapped around a

• CHAPTER 16: THE FIRST TIME I KNEW

  (Flashback – My Bipolar Disorder)
  Iris
  I remember the first time I realized somet

• CHAPTER 17: THE ANGER I CAN’T CONTROL

  (Flashback – My Bipolar Disorder and My Anger)
  Iris
  Sometimes, I get angry easil

• CHAPTER 18: NOT GIVING UP

  (Eli’s POV)
  I’ve always believed that if you want something, you fight for it.
  And I want Iris.
  

• CHAPTER 19: TAKING A CHANCE

  (Iris’s POV)
  A few months have passed.
  I’ve watched Eli—watched how he never gave up, never wav

• CHAPTER 20: FEARS AND FIRSTS

  (Iris’s POV)
  I should be happy.
  I am happy.
  But deep down, there’s a small, nagging voice

• CHAPTER 21: MAYBE, JUST MAYBE

  (Iris’s POV)
  Eli’s words keep replaying in my head.
  "You're beautiful, always."
  It’s ridi

• CHAPTER 22: MAYBE LOVE IS SAFE

  Me: Fine. But if you annoy me too much, I’m leaving you in the middle of the street.
  Eli: A

• CHAPTER 23: DROWNING IN THE DARK

  (Iris’s POV)
  When I sleep, I fall.
  Not into dreams, not into peace, but into darkness.
  It

• CHAPTER 24: FALLING APART

  (Eli’s POV)
  A few years passed, and things weren’t the same anymore.
  I don’t know when it start

• CHAPTER 25: THE DAY MY WORLD COLLAPSED

  I remember the first time Eli found out I wasn’t taking my meds.
  It wasn’t a fight, not at first. It

• CHAPTER 26: THE BAD NEWS

  I felt my chest tighten, the air around me suffocating. My ears rang, drowning out every other sound

• CHAPTER 27: THE TRUTH

  CHAPTER 31: THE TRUTH
  (Iris’s POV – Flashback)
  Eli’s mom held my hand tightly, her finge

• CHAPTER 28: HIS FINAL MESSAGE

  (Iris’s POV)
  I looked at Eli’s mom, my hands trembling as I wiped the tears from my cheeks. "I

• CHAPTER 29: THE ROOT OF THE PAIN

  I swallowed hard, my chest aching. I had no idea that Eli had been carrying such a heavy burden for

• CHAPTER 30: A HEART IN PIECES

  (Iris's POV)
  It’s been two days since my mom and sister came to stay with me. They told me to

• CHAPTER 31: THE BUTTERFLY

  (Iris's POV)
  The day feels heavy, a weight I can’t shake off no matter how hard I try. It’s th

• CHAPTER 32: SAVING OTHERS

  The world feels quieter today. The sky is overcast, the clouds heavy, but there’s a softness in the