{"product_id":"loving-him-in-pieces-an-of-wolves-butterflies-novella-paperback","title":"Loving Him in Pieces: An Of Wolves \u0026 Butterflies Novella - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBrandon Thomason\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTwo girls loved him.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTwo girls lost him.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTwo girls carried the pieces he could not hold.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBefore the world saw the broken version of Gabriel, \u003cstrong\u003eMarilyn\u003c\/strong\u003e knew him as the good boy everyone praised. She grew up beside him at the blue kindergarten table, through awkward crushes, first heartbreaks, and the slow, quiet changes no one else seemed to notice. She is there \u003cstrong\u003ebefore and during the Fall\u003c\/strong\u003e, watching the boy she loves unravel under a weight he will not name, fighting to believe the goodness in him is still real even as it slips through her fingers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter the damage is done, \u003cstrong\u003eRose\u003c\/strong\u003e meets a very different Gabriel. The softness in him is buried deeper, his eyes are hollowed by things he refuses to talk about, and yet, she still sees something worth holding onto. Rose does not get the unbroken version of him. She gets the Gabriel who is already fractured, already haunted, already tired of himself. She becomes the one who holds his \u003cstrong\u003elast tenderness\u003c\/strong\u003e and learns what it costs to love someone who has forgotten how to be whole.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold in intimate, alternating perspectives, \u003cem\u003eLoving Him in Pieces\u003c\/em\u003e is the untold story behind \u003cem\u003eOf Wolves \u0026amp; Butterflies\u003c\/em\u003e: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMarilyn\u003c\/strong\u003e: the girl who knew his first laughter and stood in the light with him as it went dark.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRose\u003c\/strong\u003e: the girl who met him in the aftermath and chose him anyway, even when it hurt.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not Gabriel's story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is the story of the ones who tried to love him before and after the Fall.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor readers of \u003cem\u003eOf Wolves \u0026amp; Butterflies\u003c\/em\u003e, this novella does not rewrite or contradict the original. Instead, it slips behind the scenes and into the memories we never saw: childhood moments, private fears, quiet acts of loyalty, and the emotional cost of loving someone who is coming apart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA quiet, aching companion to Of Wolves \u0026amp; Butterflies, Loving Him in Pieces is about first love, second chances, and the pieces of someone we carry long after they are gone from our lives.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 130\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.31 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 14, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53247246205235,"sku":"9798993557960","price":21.02,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/pKMyovb0jX9798993557960.webp?v=1776299241","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/loving-him-in-pieces-an-of-wolves-butterflies-novella-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}