Chasing Heart (Da Villa Series #1)

At such a young age, I thought I understood love.
A small, quiet thing--- warm enough to hold, innocent enough to believe in.

But I was wrong.

Love is never innocent.
Not in my world.
Not with him.

I loved him with the kind of devotion only naive hearts can give. I mistook his silence for depth, his glances for meaning, his presence for safety. I convinced myself he felt the same--- because lies are easy to believe when they're wrapped in hope.

So I told him.

And he destroyed me with a single word.

No.

No hesitation.
No mercy.
No trace of the man I though I knew.

Then he walked away, as if I was nothing more than a chapter he never intended to finish.

He left...
and a girl I used to be died quietly in that moment.

Years passed.
Years that carved me into someone sharper, colder, harder to break. I learned to love without him. I learned to forget the way his name once felt like gravity.

I rebuilt myself from the ground up.
And then---

He returned.

Not as the man who left, but as something darker.
Possessive.
Relentless.
Unpredictable.

Now he circles my life like a storm that refused to pass, stepping into my shadows, whispering my name as if he has a right to claim it. As if forgetting him was a sin, and he came back to collect the price.

He said no once.
But now...
he won't let me run
He won't let me hide.
He won't let me breathe without knowing.

It's like... the universe has twisted sense of humor.

Because now...
he won't stop chasing me.
Again and again.

As if he suddenly remembered my name--- my heart--- after forgetting it for years.

But I know...

This is only the beginning.

Da Villa series is a story woven through every member of their family, where love is never simple, and destiny never plays fair.

Da Villa series #1: Cheya & Kian

Cheya Santia
Kian Da Villa

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