25 Minutes Too Late

Deves Ember "Lucky" Silverado has everything people dream of: a flourishing career, international awards, and her name etched in the world of architecture. To the public, she is the epitome of success - a woman who built an empire out of steel, glass, and brilliance.

But behind every structure she creates lies a story she refuses to tell.

At thirty, Deves remains unmarried. For others, it is a curious mystery. For her, it is a wound she never dared to reopen. Because long before she became a renowned architect, Deves met the woman who ruined her life in ways no one would ever understand.

A love that became her greatest regret.
A love that broke her physically, mentally, and emotionally.
A love she survived - barely.

And now, that same woman is married...
to Deves's cousin.

For years, Deves pretended she had moved on. She poured all her strength into building - not knowing she was slowly burying herself under the rubble of her own past.

Everything remains locked away... until one journalist, during a live press conference, suddenly asks her the question she fears the most:

"𝐃𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞?"

The world stops. Cameras focus on her.
Her breath falters. Memories she has spent years avoiding resurface like a haunting: the rooftop sunsets, the promises, the betrayal - and the moment she was exactly 𝑡𝑤𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑦-𝑓𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑢𝑡𝑒𝑠 𝑡𝑜𝑜 𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑒.

This is the story of a woman who fled from love, the woman who destroyed her, and the painful truth she discovers when the past refuses to stay buried.

A story about regret, healing, reconciliation with one's own scars -
and the possibility that even after everything, love might still find her again.

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STARTED: MAY 24, 2024
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