Afterglow
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She once believed that love was worth risking everything.
Now, Catalina Solene Del Fuego would rather build walls than let another man get close enough to break her.
Ten years ago, one night destroyed the life she thought she was going to have. Since then, she's become the complete opposite of the girl she used to be-independent, guarded, and determined never to lose herself for anyone ever again.
But fate has a funny way of bringing the past back... while introducing someone entirely new.
One carries the memories she spent years trying to forget.
The other makes her question the walls she spent years building.
When the past comes knocking and the present refuses to let go, which one will her heart choose?
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