One Starry Knight

"My heart was not broken, so do not think to fix it. It was ripped out and cast on the side of the road to beat alone for all eternity. I did rescue you. And I will care for you. But there are rules. Very few in number—but unbreakable in nature. I will never hold you… "Because I will never fall in love with you." Thus Sir Kaos Jaspar declares to Evren, the young damsel he rescues from the slave market on his journey south. Always south. Evren doesn't understand why he is so focused on the south, or what made the scars on his arms—or what created the bigger scars on his heart, the ones that keep him from opening his heart to anyone, including her. She doesn't even really understand why he saved her in the first place. All she understands is that she wants desperately to save him in return. Impossible, it seems, for a man so stalwart in his ways. But Kaos is not the only one with secrets. There is more than meets the eye with Evren as well. More that has to do with the way she can see in the dark, make wishes on a sunset gemstone, and tell stories about a mysterious people who live in the stars. Sometimes, all it takes is just a little bit of faith and a wish upon a star to bring love and healing to life. *Note to readers: 25% of all profits goes to ALFA, a charity helping adults with autism and other developmental disabilities in Southern Illinois live more full and abundant lives!*