In This Love
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Rhys James Holt, didn't know that love could be so close to him and yet he can't identify it as his mind is clouded by the "hate" he feels for his wife that he didn't chose.
Avery Stark, now Holt didn't want to be his wife either. But what happens when Rhys finds himself being dragged into Avery's broken life? Why can't he stop himself from saving the little pieces of Avery everytime she's hurt?
Can he dismiss it as some infatuation?
Or will he ever tell Avery what he feels for her before she leaves him forever?
"Remember, 'I love you' is just a promise to heartbreak"
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