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It Started With Us
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Ongoing, First published Jul 25, 2025
Mature
Book 1 of 'Hearts Over Time' Series

In the span of two days, he's taken her first kiss, left marks she can't hide, and almost became her first for a lot of things... until one text changed everything.

Now Ember's left questioning herself, regretting how fast she fell, and swearing she won't be played again. With her best friend Brooke by her side, she's determined to focus on school, forget Liam, and keep her guard up.

But when avoiding him becomes impossible, and every look, touch, and smile threatens to break her walls down, Ember has to decide: is he just another player... or something worth the risk?

A story of messy firsts, broken trust, and the slow burn of a love Ember never saw coming.

Enemies to Lovers starts here - with Ember and Liam

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*mature*
*smutwarning*

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His hand shifts under my sweater cuff, sliding up to my forearm. ''Tell me you don't feel it.'' I brush my fingers over his collarbones, just above the worn edge of his shirt. Beneath it, I feel the faint shift of muscle, the stutter in his breathing. He kisses me hot and hard. Like a collapse, His hands slide under my clothes to my neck and my hair where they make fists. My scalp prickles. He lets me taste a future with him, to feel it in the thrust of his tongue and bite of his teeth. I'm panting, and aching, and still, we know this won't change anything. Still, he kisses me bruised. 𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙠𝙨 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙨𝙪𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙨𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙠𝙨 𝙨𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙚𝙨 𝙞𝙩 BOOK ONE C O N T A I N S : ❤︎ sexual/mature content ❤︎ violence/abuse/trauma ❤︎ flawed characters (and development) Copyright © 2018-present Laurel Montaze (immoralLaurel). This body of work (story, characters, ideas) is available exclusively on Wattpad. If you're viewing it on a different website/platform or under a different username, it has been illegally stolen. Please notify the original author. © All Rights Reserved