Ruined
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Last published Mon, May 11, 2026
Some hearts aren't meant to be saved. Only shattered.
Quinn Walker came to college hoping for a fresh start-a clean slate, far away from everything and everyone that reminded her of what she lost. She was supposed to focus on classes, healing, and keeping her head down.
But then she met him.
Noah Thorne is all sharp edges and quiet storms. Arrogant, unreadable, infuriating. The kind of boy who sets fires just to watch them burn. He doesn't care about anyone or anything. And he makes sure the world knows it.
They were never meant to collide. But from the moment they do, it's chaos. He sees through her carefully constructed walls, and she keeps pushing until he finally cracks. Their connection is messy, magnetic, and impossible to ignore.
But some people aren't looking to be fixed.
And some love stories were never meant to have a happy ending.
A gripping college romance about two broken souls pulled together by pain, and the damage they leave in their wake.
Love doesn't always heal. Sometimes, it ruins you.
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