"Deep down, I knew it wasn't Leo I was afraid of. He was pretty amazing, and it made sense, in a weird way, that he would be special like that. So then what was I doing out here alone, in the middle of the night? Why did I freak out so much when I saw what he could do?"Ever since she was abandoned by her parents when she was just a few weeks old, Cody has never known the meaning of family. Or friendship, for that matter.This year, however, something's changed. This year, she met Leo. They have too much in common for their meeting to have been anything but the work of fate; their personalities, their past and even their birthdays are the same.But Leo carries a heavy secret that may bring on dangers neither of them knew existed and which puts them in the center of a war that has been churning for years. Lebanese writer Yara Gharios started making up stories well before she knew how to read or write. In her pre-laptop days, she would carry her writing notebooks everywhere because she was too attached to them.As an undergrad, she majored in Translation and English Literature, and then she got her MA in Writing for Performance and Publication from the University of Leeds. Her debut publication was released traditionally, but she has been self-publishing since Masked SheWolf became a hit on Wattpad.Someday, she wants to travel the world. She loves languages almost as much as she loves stories. Since 2021, she has been on a journey to unite her two passions, to grow as an author and reach a wider audience.
