Always & Forever

They weren't looking for love, but love found them in the middle of betrayal, secrets, and the ghosts of their pasts.
Meet Emma-Leigh; a kind-hearted, ambitious 23-year-old Newborn Care Specialist. She's built her career on skill, compassion, and an unwavering dedication to the little ones she works with. Raised in privilege but determined to make her own way, she's never relied on wealth to climb the ladder. On the outside, she's calm and in control. On the inside, her heart carries the weight of a past she's never spoken aloud.
"Taste it, it tastes good." This feels wrong. "Just a taste." "It's just like a lollipop." I can't breathe. I wake up drenched in sweat, my chest tight. Same memories. Same people. Same hurt. I'm tired.
Those memories built walls around her that almost no one can break through; almost. Her best friend, Alexandra Lucianna Gray, has been her anchor through every heartbreak, every sleepless night, and every hard-earned victory. Yet even with her walls, Emma-Leigh secretly aches for love, the kind that feels steady, real, and lasting.
Meet Julian Alexander Moore; a determined, warm-hearted 26-year-old entrepreneur who's built a thriving baby-care company, selling everything from cribs to bottles to the smallest essentials. Once, he believed in forever. Then betrayal struck; sharp enough to sever trust and leave scars he swore would never heal. Since then, love has been nothing more than a risk he refuses to take.
Until one night, a knock at his door changes everything. Standing there isn't an apology or a plea... but something; someone, who will shatter every wall he's built.
An engagement. A pregnancy. A betrayal. Memories you can't outrun. Their worlds are about to collide in ways neither of them saw coming.
But when the truth surfaces and the past comes calling, will Emma-Leigh and Julian risk their guarded hearts, or walk away before their story even begins?