No Saints Here

"We were never saints. We were sinners from the start, and maybe that's why I loved you the way I did-reckless, desperate, and with no promise of salvation."

"Loving him was never the sin. The real crime was pretending I didn't."

"He was supposed to be nothing more than a mistake. So why does it still feel like he's the only thing that ever made sense?"

Ryan never believed in love-at least, not the kind that lasted. Lust? Yes. Passion? Definitely. But love? Love was dangerous. Love was something his parents, his church, and the world around him had already decided wasn't meant for someone like him.

His senior was never supposed to be anything more than a secret-just a body against his, just heat in the dark. But secrets have a way of unraveling, and when they were caught, the cost was everything.

Years later, Ryan thought he'd left it all behind. College was supposed to be a fresh start. No looking back, no old scars reopening. But then he walked back into his life, and suddenly, the past wasn't just a memory-it was a temptation.

What starts as another reckless mistake turns into something Ryan isn't ready to name. Something softer. Something real. But in a world that has only ever punished him for wanting, Ryan has to decide-does he have the strength to fight for love, or will he let it slip away once again?

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