A child taken. A woman that got away. And a man so afraid of his own future that he ruins it before it startsā¦until his past saves him.
As I get ready to celebrate my birthday with friends, I try to keep Ethan at armās length, not letting him know that itās my special day. Trudy, my bestie, thinks that Iām an idiot for not telling him, but then that would be two lies that Iāve been keeping from him. I made a mistake and if he finds out, he wonāt ever forgive me. At first, I didnāt tell him, because I wasnāt vested in the relationship. Heās never introduced me to his family or his friends, like Iām some precious stone that he wants all to himself, but when he tells me he loves me, I get a look from Trudy that I can no longer ignore. And when I tell him, I soon learn that itās the worst mistake I could have ever made...or the best?
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Sure, Freya is successful, in a manner of speaking. But to my da, sheāll just be another lass, and I donāt want to be that low on the family totem pole. Itās lonely being down here, as much as I care for her. And itās not like I donāt want to show her off. Sheās beautiful, smart, hard-working, and so entrepreneurial, she could be another billionaire one day, but I donāt want to see that look of disappointment on either my daās or Freyaās face. My feelings for her Iāve kept hidden, until I find out itās her birthday, and learn that she kept it a secret. Once I tell her I love her, a strange look crosses her face, and then she hits me with something that I never could have imagined. ...and I run. ā¦But I soon learn that I canāt hide for long. And when her name pops up a year later, the tables are turned, hearts are broken, things precious to us are taken, and a tailspin of lies turn into dark reality ...until someone sees the barrel of a gun in their face.
HEA (Happily Ever After) Billionaire romance Second chance romance Medium heat Course language Cliffhanger ending
A child taken. A woman that got away. And a man so afraid of his own future that he ruins it before it startsā¦until his past saves him.
As I get ready to celebrate my birthday with friends, I try to keep Ethan at armās length, not letting him know that itās my special day. Trudy, my bestie, thinks that Iām an idiot for not telling him, but then that would be two lies that Iāve been keeping from him. I made a mistake and if he finds out, he wonāt ever forgive me. At first, I didnāt tell him, because I wasnāt vested in the relationship. Heās never introduced me to his family or his friends, like Iām some precious stone that he wants all to himself, but when he tells me he loves me, I get a look from Trudy that I can no longer ignore. And when I tell him, I soon learn that itās the worst mistake I could have ever made...or the best?
***
Sure, Freya is successful, in a manner of speaking. But to my da, sheāll just be another lass, and I donāt want to be that low on the family totem pole. Itās lonely being down here, as much as I care for her. And itās not like I donāt want to show her off. Sheās beautiful, smart, hard-working, and so entrepreneurial, she could be another billionaire one day, but I donāt want to see that look of disappointment on either my daās or Freyaās face. My feelings for her Iāve kept hidden, until I find out itās her birthday, and learn that she kept it a secret. Once I tell her I love her, a strange look crosses her face, and then she hits me with something that I never could have imagined. ...and I run. ā¦But I soon learn that I canāt hide for long. And when her name pops up a year later, the tables are turned, hearts are broken, things precious to us are taken, and a tailspin of lies turn into dark reality ...until someone sees the barrel of a gun in their face.
HEA (Happily Ever After) Billionaire romance Second chance romance Medium heat Course language Cliffhanger ending