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Mickey Milkovich once thought he’d be king of the Southside, untouchable. Not married to a fucking twink on the Westside who alphabetizes the spice rack and talks about feelings . But Ian is his life. His heart. And kings can relocate, right?
Five years in, Ian had helped Mickey crack open the vault: the panic attacks, the rape, the father who taught him pain before he could spell it. Ian had been patient, kind, and relentless in his quiet way. And Mickey had started to heal
A chance encounter in a farmers market, just a face, a voice, a memory—rips their world wide open. Mickey sees it then, clear as day: the reason Ian sometimes disappears behind his eyes,
Now Mickey’s got a choice. He can retreat into rage, into the Southside problem-solving. Or he can fight—not just to rescue Ian, but to stand beside him in the darkest moments yet. All the king’s horses and all the king’s men couldn’t put Ian back together again. But maybe Mickey can.
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