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Her chest tightened painfully. The thought of Ryan rejecting her felt like someone pressing shards of glass into her heart. She loved him, there was no denying that anymore. Every fiber of her being, every thought, every reckless beat of her heart screamed it. But she had no idea if Ryan felt even a

Love was a vulnerability. A weakness he had sworn never to entertain. It was a distraction that led to poor judgment, to pain, to loss. He had built an empire on being impenetrable. Yet, one woman with eyes that saw too much and a spirit too bright to be dimmed had laid siege to his defenses, and h

Elena pulled away slightly, lowering her gaze. The sting of those words pierced her, though she knew Avonlea wasn’t wrong.“I know,” she whispered. “I didn’t listen. I thought I could handle it. But I… I can’t. Because I love him, Ava, and he doesn’t feel the same.”Her voice cracked again on the wo

The month went by in a blur. For Elena, it felt like she was moving underwater slowly, heavy, with every thought dragging behind her. If it weren’t for Avonlea, she wasn’t sure she’d have survived the weeks. Her best friend never left her side, not once. The storm of heartbreak had subsided, leavin

The inside of Elena’s walk-in closet looked like a cyclone had hit a fabric store. She stood in front of her closet like a soldier facing an impossible battle. Dresses, skirts, and tops were strewn over every available surface, a colorful testament to her rising frustration. Dresses of every color a