On the highest edge, a broken man waits for the end. Then Amethora arrives, the city’s purple-haired savior, the face on every poster. She sits beside him with quiet words and softer eyes. What begins as a rescue becomes something far more intimate, and far more dangerous. Some people are saved. Some people are seen. And some people discover that even the brightest symbols can cast the darkest shadows.
A grief-stricken nurse, numb for over a year after losing her family in a tragic accident, participates in a controversial hospital program that requires her to work naked, only to discover that physical vulnerability is the key to emotional healing, authentic connection, and ultimately, a second chance at life.
A volume in the Earthbound Series Volume III of the Earthbound Series: Nykkyo proposes to Sukiko and she accepts. Meanwhile, Nyk's vindictive ex-wife Senta informs homeworld authorities of his involvement with an Earth woman -- something expressly forbidden. Nyk is confined to his planet and forbidden contact with Suki. He searches family records from the founding days of his world and finds a document that could clear his name. However, the same document reveals impending tragedy. [20 chapters]