They said love could save me.
But they never told me it could destroy everything else.

I loved her with every broken part of me.
She saw the light in places I'd long buried under years of darkness.
For a while, it felt like maybe I could be someone better, someone whole.

But the past never forgets.
Her father found out who I really am - the son of someone he could never forgive, a man carrying a mind that doesn't always stay steady.
He gave me a choice that wasn't a choice at all.

Now I have to break the only thing that ever made me feel alive: us.
She'll hate me.
And that's exactly what will keep her safe.

I went out to see the Cherry Blossoms. But along the way, I only saw Oleanders.


I saw a woman receive a red Tulip from a man, but she gave him a yellow Carnation in return. She wanted a blue Tulip. She liked blue Tulips, after someone told her they were more beautiful.


Someone picked a purple flower. I thought they needed it to repel mosquitoes. But it turned out to be for wolves.


A truly pristine forest always has the Rafflesia flower within it. Accept it. Untouched. Leaving without a trace.


Chapter 1 - Foreword