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From 500 miles away, she left him without a word two years ago. Now they're sharing a room for five days for New Year's, and he's not letting her forget it. He remembers her order, her favorite color, the way she likes her bacon burnt - small things she never expected him to hold onto. He's made her a promise about midnight, and neither of them is going to survive the wait. What starts as teasing and averted eyes turns into something neither of them planned on - but wanting each other again doesn't erase what it cost the first time. Annalise isn't sure she can survive loving him and losing him twice. Ethan isn't sure he can keep waiting for her to decide he's safe. They have five days to figure out what this is before 500 miles come back between them. #2 in #ex RELEASE DATES - AUGUST 5th 2026 @ 8PM EDT - Chapter Nine (Fireworks) By the end of August, I'm hoping to have all chapters updated with Ethan's POV in certain areas. (Might be more eventually.) ⚠️WARNING⚠️ 18+ MATURE CONTENT - FOUL LANGUAGE, EXPLICIT SEX SCENES, & UNCENSORED WORDS