DASHE77
To Ryan and Maya, love was never about roses or poetry-it was war, waged in words, grades, and stolen glances.
When 10-year-old Mateo brings home a career counseling form, all he wants is a quiet evening. Instead, he becomes the spark that rekindles an old fire. His mother, Maya-a determined, fiercely intelligent lawyer-believes law is the only noble calling. His father, Ryan-a passionate and accomplished doctor-swears medicine is the highest pursuit.
But Mateo isn't the story.
They are.
Years ago, their paths collided in high school: two prodigies, one crown.
From academic duels to courtroom battles, their rivalry only deepened-until pride gave way to passion, and banter blurred into longing.
Through years of trials, miscommunication, and the heavy hand of life throwing obstacles their way, Ryan and Maya discovered that for them, love doesn't whisper-it argues, burns, and endures.
Now married, still teasing, still testing each other, Ryan and Maya realize their fiercest debate isn't over Mateo's future-it's over how far they've come, and what they've survived to stay together.
Because for them, love was never about agreeing.
It was about refusing to walk away.
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