The Ending We Built

They survived. That doesn't mean they're okay. Weeks after being rescued, Jess is trying to rebuild a life that no longer feels like her own. Therapy is helping, but some wounds refuse to heal, and Luke can't seem to forgive himself for what happened. When his guilt begins pushing everyone away, Jess is the one person still willing to call him out. What begins as shared meals, quiet nights, and simply refusing to let each other face the darkness alone slowly becomes something neither of them expected. But just as they begin to believe in a future, Jess recognizes the unmistakable mask of hopelessness in a new friend's eyes-a burden she just started learning to let down. Determined to help another woman escape her hell, Jess puts herself directly in the path of a man with nothing left to lose. Some fires leave scars long after the flames are gone. A story of healing, courage, and the quiet ways people save one another, The Ending We Built asks one question: >Content Warning: >This story ends with a Happily Ever After. 18+ recommended*