Runaway
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Last published Sat, Apr 5, 2025
Malcolm "Mal" Carter has always been his own worst enemy. A brilliant but emotionally distant musician, he thrives in the chaos of his success-until it threatens to consume him entirely. Arrogant, self-destructive, and drowning in vices, he pushes away the one person who truly loves him: Jasmine Rivera, an artist who sees through his walls and into the broken man beneath the fame.
Jasmine has spent years loving Mal despite his flaws, but after one final humiliation at a public event where Mal sabotages their relationship in front of everyone, she finally walks away. Heartbroken and tired of being his afterthought, she vanishes from his world.
Left with nothing but regret, Mal spirals further into destruction, haunted by memories of Jasmine. As he teeters on the edge of losing everything-his career, his sanity, his life-he embarks on a journey to find her, not just to win her back but to finally face the demons that have made him the man he is.
But Jasmine has built a new life without him, one where she no longer has to endure the rollercoaster of his love. When Mal finds her again, she is torn between the love that never truly left her heart and the painful reality that he might never change.
Will Mal finally prove he's worthy of the love he once threw away, or will Jasmine become the one that got away-forever?
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