Better Is Terrifying
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Last published Tue, Jun 30, 2026
He's asking me to give our better a chance. If only he knew how much this better terrifies me. If only I could erase my past. But how far can one truly run from their past? Sooner or later, it catches up-and mine is right at my doorstep.
Nessa and Bryce have built two years of love and dreams together. When Bryce is offered the chance of a lifetime in Chicago, moving feels like the next step toward everything they've hoped for.
For Bryce, Chicago means success. New beginnings. A life finally falling into place.
For Nessa, Chicago means danger. A life she thought she'd escaped. And a secret she's never shared with anyone-not even her husband.
As her past closes in, Nessa faces an impossible choice: confess the truth and risk losing Bryce forever, or keep silent and watch her world crumble.
When better turns into something terrifying, how far will she go to protect the life she's built-and the man she loves?
Will love survive when the past refuses to stay buried?
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