Knew Me Then, Want Me Now
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She barely remembered him. He never forgot her.
Now he's back-and he's not the same.
Raven Blackwood is the gothic goddess of her city's underground rock scene. She lives for late-night shows, screaming fans, and the thrill of losing herself on stage.
She thought her past was dead and buried.
Until the stranger in the crowd-the one with the hard stare and the fighter's frame-turns out to be someone she once knew in high school. Quiet. Bullied. Broken. Forgotten.
Except not by her.
And definitely not by him.
When he steps in to protect her from a group of aggressive fans outside the venue, something ignites between them-something sharp, hot, and impossible to ignore.
He's dangerous. He's magnetic. And he's not that quiet boy anymore.
He knew her when she looked the other way.
Now he's the one she can't stop looking at.
Some memories don't fade.
Some people don't forget.
And some stories don't end the way you expect.
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