In the coastal town of Seaview, where the ocean met the sky in hues of orange and purple, Mia Thompson managed a quaint little bookstore. Each morning, as the sun began to rise and paint the waves with its golden light, Mia would open the shop's wooden door, welcoming the scent of saltwater and adventure. One fateful day in late August, a stranger stumbled into her store, shaking off the remnants of