When The Fire Fades
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They built a life together. A family. A company. A future.
But somewhere between boardroom meetings and bedtime stories, the spark faded.
Sienna Brooks thought the life she worked so hard to build was enough. Until the husband she trusted found new excitement in someone younger, someone new-someone who wasn't her.
Betrayed but not broken, Sienna won't fall apart.
She'll rise.
And when Miles Bennett, a quiet force from her past, reappears with eyes that never stopped seeing her, Sienna learns that sometimes, love doesn't shout-it waits.
This is a story about heartbreak, healing, and falling in love again-this time, with someone who's been ready all along.
(POV switches ahead-because both sides of the story matter, even if one's being a dumbass. You'll see.)
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