Cherry (18+)

𝙃𝙚'𝙨 𝙜𝙤𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝙛𝙖𝙘𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩'𝙙 𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙗𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙗𝙚𝙩𝙬𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙤𝙣𝙚'𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙨 - 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙢𝙚 𝙞𝙩'𝙨 𝙬𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙤𝙣 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙨𝙤 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙗𝙖𝙣𝙠𝙧𝙪𝙥𝙩.

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𝘾𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙧𝙮 𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙚𝙡 has always been too much. Too bold, too sharp, too dangerous in a miniskirt. And she's never apologized for any of it.

𝙈𝙚𝙢𝙥𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙈𝙤𝙧𝙜𝙖𝙣, on the other hand, was the town's golden boy. Southern manners, a clean record, and a last name that opened doors - especially since his father was the sheriff. He was everything Cherry couldn't stand: polished, privileged, and infuriatingly polite.

But what she never knew? He spent half his youth watching her, wishing he was brave enough to touch chaos with both hands.

Years later, Cherry's still stuck in the same dead-end town, now haunted by grief and bitterness after the mysterious death of her brother. She spends her nights under the hood of broken-down cars and behind the counter of the Quik Mart, holding herself together with stubborn pride and Diet Coke.

Then one night, Memphis shows up on her doorstep - bloodied, staggering, and barely conscious. And suddenly, he's not the golden boy anymore.

He's unraveling.

And he's asking for her.

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