Story Notes

Some people walk into your life at exactly the wrong time.

Eileen never expected Rylan Henderson to become one of those people.

He is complicated. Guarded. Impossible to read.

She has a past she doesn’t talk about.

He has secrets of his own.

Neither of them is looking for love. Neither of them is ready for what happens when two people carrying their own ghosts begin to get too close.

This is a slow-burn romance, the kind where every glance means something, every moment of tension builds, and sometimes the things left unsaid matter more than the words themselves.

Their story doesn’t begin with love.

It begins with a chance encounter.

And sometimes, that’s all it takes to change everything.

Summary

Between Shadows & Light, they were never meant to meet… but they did. Eileen Singhania never expected one man to unsettle everything she thought she knew about herself. Rylan Henderson has spent years mastering control. As a powerful young CEO, he knows how to keep people at a distance, how to hide what he feels, and how to walk away before anyone gets close enough to matter. Then Eileen enters his world. He tells himself she’s just another person crossing his path. So why can’t he stop noticing her? Why does her presence provoke something in him he can’t explain? Why does her innocence feel strangely familiar? And why does every attempt to keep his distance only pull him closer? Eileen doesn’t understand him either. His coldness frustrates her. His anger confuses her. And the moments when his carefully guarded walls slip leave her wondering whether there’s something beneath the surface he’s desperately trying to hide. What begins as tension becomes something neither of them is prepared for. A dangerous attraction. A connection neither can explain. And secrets from the past that may change everything they thought they knew. Because sometimes the person you’re trying hardest to stay away from is the one you were never meant to forget. It will be what they were never supposed to remember.

Genre: Romance

Author: Anjalli

Status: Ongoing

Chapters: 28

Rating: 5.0 1 review

Age Rating: 18+

Announcement.

A little note before you begin ❤️

If you’ve stumbled upon Between Shadows and Light, thank you for being here.

This is a slow-burn romance that focuses on emotional tension, yearning, restraint, healing, and those quiet little moments where a glance can say more than words.

I wanted the relationship to unfold naturally, especially when it comes to trust and intimacy. So if you enjoy romance that takes its time and lets the feelings build, I hope you’ll stay awhile.

This story deals with trauma and sexual assault. There may be a non-graphic flashback or dream sequence, and sensitive chapters will have a content warning.

The story is rated Mature. Any explicit content, if included, will be clearly marked.

Most importantly, I hope you enjoy getting to know these characters and watching their story unfold. ❤️