Bri has known Milo for almost her entire life. He's her younger brother's best friend-- the boy who was always around, always looking at her like she hung the stars. For Milo, this wasn't a fleeting crush. He was quietly in love with her for as long as he could remember. But Bri doesn't do complicated. Guarded and fiercely independent, she's spent years building walls high enough to keep everyone at a safe distance-especially someone like Milo. Wanting him feels reckless. Risky. Wrong. Everything changes when she's caught in a very intimate moment. Which shatters the careful boundaries she spent years protecting, and suddenly the tension they've ignored is impossible to deny. As wedding festivities, shared history, and undeniable chemistry keep throwing them together, feelings start to become more complicated than they both thought.

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Growing up in Dark Moon was a struggle for me not because i was only half werewolf but because i was also half witch. Everyone hated me, stayed away from me, or pitied me. It was something i didn't need. So when i got out i was happy. I promised myself i would never go back. I wouldn't let anyone else make me feel like i was less than trash anymore. My freedom didn't last as long as i hoped though.