" FOR THE LOVE WE NEVER NAMED "
Astryn Faerwen had spent her entire life being abandoned-by her mother, by her sister, by the very people who were supposed to protect her. Forced into loneliness, used as a pawn, and discarded like an afterthought, she had learned the hard way that love was nothing more than an illusion-a cruel joke played by fate.
"You think love is your salvation, Astryn? Love is a slow, merciless poison. And I am your undoing."
Then came Kastiel Ashgrave-charismatic, broken, and dangerous. A man who drowned his demons in alcohol and used love as a fleeting distraction. She gave him everything-her heart, her soul, her loyalty-only to watch him shatter her into pieces. He turned cold, found comfort in another's arms, and left her gasping for air, bleeding from wounds no one could see.
"You were never mine to keep, Astryn. You were just... a beautiful tragedy waiting to happen."
Betrayed, humiliated, and stripped of everything she held dear, Astryn vowed to destroy the man who destroyed her. But revenge was a double-edged blade-one that cut through the remnants of her own heart. And just when she thought she had nothing left, she saw him...
Tess Doveworth. The boy who had always been there. The one who never left. The one she never noticed.
"I was never your second choice, Astryn. I was just waiting for you to see me."
But could she love again after being wrecked beyond repair? Could she trust when trust had only ever led to ruin?
A dark, emotional journey of betrayal, revenge, and the love that was there all along-Even When You Didn't See It.
