The years between us
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Esme Vale was never meant to be part of Harry Styles' world.
She was the quiet girl with ink-stained fingers and books always at her side - but once, in a small town in Cheshire, she was his world.
His first best friend.
His first kiss.
His first promise of forever.
And then he left.
Years later, Esme runs a quiet little bookshop, certain she's moved on. Until one rainy afternoon, the bell above the door chimes... and Harry is standing there again.
Awkward silences. Old ghosts. Familiar sparks. The boy she once loved is now a man the world adores - but when he looks at her, she feels like the girl who once believed in forever.
Can first loves survive the years between them?
Or are some promises destined to be broken?
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