Without him
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Last published Mon, Jun 16, 2025
She was terrified to be on her own, but I was terrified to stay. Without him.
Lexi Greene lived in her own bubble. Quiet and her own. Easton Thompson walks into her life and steals her heart but leaves something behind...
How will Lexi manoeuvre through her busy college life with unresolved romantic tension (oh and it's with her best friend's brother...), family troubles and her own issues.
Enemies to lovers, best friends brother? The story practically writes itself. A girl who had read romance all her life looking to find her Prince Charming.... Will she fall in love or will her heart be broken in more ways than one?
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