It was just a contract. A few months in Italy. A kitchen to myself. A moody client who was never around. Except he was. Barefoot, distant, too polite. And I was-unfortunately-already starting to care. He didn't ask for company. I didn't ask for complications. But somewhere between shared breakfasts and late-night apologies, something shifted. And now I'm trying not to feel everything all at once-for a man who won't even call me his, not out loud. They said don't fall for your boss. They didn't warn me what to do when he starts falling back.

Then We Don't What if the person you let go was the only one who ever truly saw you? When Katie returns to her hometown after years away, she isn't looking for closure, just space to breathe. But the past doesn't stay buried in Holmes Chapel, especially not when Harry is still there. Once her best friend, first love and now a stranger with familiar eyes. As memories resurface and old feelings spark, Katie must choose: stay hidden in the life she built, or risk everything for the one she left behind. A story about timing, almosts, and the people we never really forget. "It's not the memory I ache for. It's the boy who used to look at me like I was the whole song." "If she could change the story- He could change the soundtrack."

Val hadn't necessarily planned to spend her 27th birthday alone - but somehow, she ended up in Rome anyway. What she didn't know was that the Eternal City - and fate itself - had other plans. And soon enough, she'd find herself rolling the dice she never even knew she held.

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Devil's Due: To acknowledge the positive qualities of a person who is unpleasant or disliked. Harry Styles, the brooding and intolerable tattoo parlour owner, meets River, a stubborn and somewhat oblivious girl, who just doesn't understand the reasoning behind his nefarious ways but is determined to find out. River comes to realize that Harry's hiding something much deeper than expected... only once those secrets come to the surface, it's too late to turn back. -- *18+ // Story Contains Mature and Explicit Content*

'You know, Ivy,' his voice was low, making sure only I could hear him. 'If you find yourself being unhappy,' Harry reached for the inside of his jacket before slipping a card toward me. 'You know where to find me.' At the age of twenty-nine, Ivy Mitchells appears to be living a perfect life in California. She owns a beautiful home, runs a successful marketing company, and is married to her handsome high-school sweetheart, Jace Davis. Yet, beneath the surface, Jace's deception has robbed Ivy of her happiness after saying 'I do'. Amidst her struggles to repair what's broken in her relationship, Ivy crosses paths with the distinguished Harry Styles at a fundraiser. Not only is he extremely handsome but he's also trapped in an unhappy marriage. From that moment on, Ivy finds herself drawn to him in ways she never imagined. His presence exhilarates her to the core, and she can't keep him off her mind. Neither can Harry forget about her. Before Ivy knows it, they are faced with choices that could shatter their carefully constructed worlds. Can they see each other again? Can they promise no one gets hurt? Can they risk everything they've built? Can Harry and Ivy cheat by the rules? © All Rights Reserved - @butterflytattoo Ranking achievements: #1 - adultfiction #1 - harrystyles #2 - Styles