"I never believed in soulmates, but how do you explain the feeling of déjà vu when her eyes meet mine? How do you explain the certainty that I’ve known her forever, even when we’ve only just met?"
Emma’s life is a mess. Recovering from a devastating breakup with her controlling ex-boyfriend, she’s determined to rebuild herself—piece by piece, step by step. But the summer holidays drag on, her attempts at distraction failing, and loneliness starts to creep in. Enter Alice, her mischievous best friend, who dares Emma to take a leap into the unfamiliar world of online dating.
What Emma doesn’t expect is Irene—a stunning, confident, and enigmatic girl with a mischievous sense of humor and eyes that seem to hold the weight of centuries. Their connection is instant, electric, and utterly consuming. But just as Emma starts to believe she’s found something real, Irene drops a bombshell: she’s not looking for anything serious, and her heart might already belong to someone else.
Conflicted but unable to let go, Emma agrees to stay in Irene’s orbit, even if it means risking her heart all over again. As their relationship deepens, Emma can’t shake the feeling that she’s known Irene far longer than a few short weeks. Could their connection be something more—a bond forged long before their paths crossed in this life?
Will Emma risk her heart again for a love that feels destined, or will Irene’s walls prove impossible to break? And if soulmates truly exist, what happens when one of them refuses to believe?

Dive into this heart-wrenching and passion-filled story of love, self-discovery, and the aching beauty of letting someone in, even when the future remains uncertain.

From deep down to high up

Another day without Irene wasn’t so bad. I tried to keep myself busy, sorting through my school supplies, reorganizing my closet, and even replanting my monsteras to keep my mind off her absence. The monsteras were my favorites I felt a flicker of contentment when I finished covering them with soil ...

Chapter 1: The End and the Beginning

Chapter 2: Something new

Chapter 3: The Match

Chapter 4: The Date

Chapter 5: Into the unknown

Chapter 6: Uncharted territory

Chapter 7: Morning Comforts

Chapter 8. Facing the Storm

Chapter 9. Next up

Chapter 10. Curry

Chapter 11. Heartbreak

Chapter 12. A Gift

Chapter 13. Do you really need to?

Chapter 14. Overthinking

Chapter 15. The move

Chapter 16. The guests

Chapter 17. Questioning myself

Chapter 18. Masochist tendencies?

Chapter 19. Mysteries of the Dream

Chapter 20. A Destined Reunion

Chapter 21. The First Day Blues

Chapter 22. Relief

Chapter 23. Stay put

Chapter 24. Little Miss Special

Chapter 25. Yellow Leaves

Chapter 26. Biology Project

Chapter 27. Like she cares

Chapter 28. Should I ask her now?

Chapter 29. I just want to see you happy

Chapter 30. Encounter

Chapter 31. The Invitation

Chapter 32. The Party, 1