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Isn’t it funny how love works? I have always loved Dreston, and he has always been the one for me—my first love. As a child, I loved him, as a teenager, nothing changed. And now, even as his wife, I still couldn’t love him any less. But he only ever loved Tina—my teenage best friend. She came into our lives and didn’t just take him away from me. She took my happiness, my laughter, and even the girl I used to be. I still remember her words to me: “You knew he was mine, yet you married him.” She made me feel like I was the villain. Maybe I was foolish to believe that love alone would bring him back to me. But nothing changed. He would always love her. I finally gave up the day I signed the divorce papers. I learned to let go, to move on, and to start fresh. And just when I had finally decided to start my life again—just when the universe rewarded me with a man who loved me unconditionally… Dreston came running back. Now he wants a second chance.

Her life was picture-perfect—until the night everything came crashing down. One scandal. One devastating betrayal. And suddenly, the woman who once had it all is painted as the villain in a story she never got to tell. Humiliated, abandoned by the man who promised forever, and stripped of everything she built, she vanishes without a trace. But disappearing was never the end of her story. Years later, she returns as someone entirely different—stronger, untouchable, and fueled by a quiet hunger for justice. No longer the broken woman they left behind, she’s now a ruthless corporate investigator with one mission: expose the corruption hidden beneath her ex-husband’s flawless empire. She came back for revenge. To ruin him the way he ruined her. But the closer she gets to the truth, the more cracks begin to show in the story she believed for years. Buried secrets rise to the surface, old wounds reopen, and the man she swore to hate may not be the enemy after all.

Declan Callahan knew the instant he saw her at school: Evie McCarthy was his. He claimed her with a sick obsession, married her, had a daughter—until the day he lost her forever. Or so he thought. Six years later, in the middle of her wedding to another man, Declan storms into New York Cathedral, snatches the bride from the altar, and throws her over his shoulder. Evie doesn't remember him. She doesn't remember anything. To her, he's just a dangerous stranger. But Declan doesn't care. He'll take her back to Dublin. He'll imprison her. He'll mark her. He'll make her remember—even if he has to break her to do it. Across the ocean, Harvey Prescott, the man who kept her trapped in a lie for five years, declares war. Two obsessed monsters. One woman. Between fragmented memories, toxic desire, and an attraction she can't control, Evie discovers the darkest truth: she doesn't want to choose. She wants both.

“Isn't it obvious? I love your sister more, Evan! We're done. It's over now. I don't want you anymore.” These are the painful words I ever heard from my Alpha husband, the one I vowed in front of his people, the one I thought I would die for. Until someone came into my life. Someone who truly loves me deeply. But, he's also the person who broke my heart into pieces five years ago and now he's back. “I never wanted anyone else my whole life, Evan. You owned this heart, and now I came back to claim you, to fix what your f*cking husband did to you because I still love you. I always have.” **** Evangeline Scott left by her husband, Alpha Drake, for her sister. She was devastated, leaving her to decide to leave the pack for good. She moved to where her beloved uncle lived, to start over, while planning how she can get back to those who hurt her. But as she thought she would have her peace in her new place, her ex-mate, Alpha Maximus, reappears. And when they saw each other again, the Alpha claimed her back. He started winning her heart again, fixing her heart into pieces, and trying his best to get back the love that Evangeline had for him five years ago. But unexpectedly, her ex-husband started showing up as well with a goal of claiming her back. Now, caught between two powerful Alphas, the first man to ever love her and the one who once destroyed her. But Evangeline must decide. Will she forgive the past and reclaim the love she lost, or protect her heart from being shattered all over again?

The Between Us Series consists of four books: 1. Fake In Love 2. She's My Problem 3. Revenge On You 4. His Favorite Enemy Status: COMPLETED

There will be revenge, There will be innocent people, there will be a bad sibling and of course, there will be a love story but there will also be some twists along with secrets｡ｭ *Note* --- Not a sequel. This is just the second series for Don't leave me.