Harder To Breathe ~ Songs To Stories Volume III ~ By Britt Wolfe
Inspired By: Down Bad by Taylor Swift
In a world that didn’t want them to, they dared to fall in love.
Noah Calloway was never meant to fall for Matteo. Not on a Texas ranch soaked in privilege and silence. Not under a sky heavy with the weight of legacy and fear. But against all odds, their love bloomed—fierce, hidden, and all-consuming.
When a single moment of betrayal shatters everything, Matteo is forced to make an impossible choice: protect the boy he loves or stay and risk everything. As borders close and walls rise, the world around them threatens to erase what they shared. But love like theirs doesn’t vanish—it lingers in the heat of memory, in the hollow ache of what could have been, and in the breathless moments between guilt and hope.
Harder To Breathe is a devastatingly tender story of stolen moments, unspoken dreams, and the heartbreak of loving someone you can’t hold onto. For every reader who’s ever lived a love too big for the world, this is your story.
Inspired By: Down Bad by Taylor Swift
In a world that didn’t want them to, they dared to fall in love.
Noah Calloway was never meant to fall for Matteo. Not on a Texas ranch soaked in privilege and silence. Not under a sky heavy with the weight of legacy and fear. But against all odds, their love bloomed—fierce, hidden, and all-consuming.
When a single moment of betrayal shatters everything, Matteo is forced to make an impossible choice: protect the boy he loves or stay and risk everything. As borders close and walls rise, the world around them threatens to erase what they shared. But love like theirs doesn’t vanish—it lingers in the heat of memory, in the hollow ache of what could have been, and in the breathless moments between guilt and hope.
Harder To Breathe is a devastatingly tender story of stolen moments, unspoken dreams, and the heartbreak of loving someone you can’t hold onto. For every reader who’s ever lived a love too big for the world, this is your story.
Inspired By: Down Bad by Taylor Swift
In a world that didn’t want them to, they dared to fall in love.
Noah Calloway was never meant to fall for Matteo. Not on a Texas ranch soaked in privilege and silence. Not under a sky heavy with the weight of legacy and fear. But against all odds, their love bloomed—fierce, hidden, and all-consuming.
When a single moment of betrayal shatters everything, Matteo is forced to make an impossible choice: protect the boy he loves or stay and risk everything. As borders close and walls rise, the world around them threatens to erase what they shared. But love like theirs doesn’t vanish—it lingers in the heat of memory, in the hollow ache of what could have been, and in the breathless moments between guilt and hope.
Harder To Breathe is a devastatingly tender story of stolen moments, unspoken dreams, and the heartbreak of loving someone you can’t hold onto. For every reader who’s ever lived a love too big for the world, this is your story.
Excerpt from Harder To Breath by Britt Wolfe
The Texas sun blazed high overhead, casting long shadows over the rolling fields of golden grass. Matteo lay beside Noah on their hill, their limbs tangled in the heat of the afternoon. The cicadas hummed, the world around them silent except for the rustling wind and the soft whisper of Matteo’s breath against Noah’s skin.
“I could stay here forever,” Noah murmured, staring up at the vast, endless sky. Matteo turned his head, his dark curls brushing against Noah’s shoulder, a small, knowing smile playing on his lips.
“Forever’s a long time,” he said softly, but there was hesitation in his voice, a flicker of something that didn’t quite match the moment.
Noah turned to face him fully, his fingers tracing the line of Matteo’s jaw. “Not long enough,” he whispered before pressing their lips together, slow and sure. Matteo melted into him, his hand gripping the front of Noah’s shirt like he was holding on for dear life.
But even as they kissed, as the summer air wrapped around them, Noah felt it—the weight of reality pressing in. This wasn’t forever. And in the end, maybe love wouldn’t be enough to save them.