Finding Adelaide (Grumpy x Sunshine)

He was never supposed to want her. Now he'll burn the world to keep her.
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Adelaide Ramos has never belonged.

Not in her home, where bruises bloom easier than smiles.
Not with her sister, who takes joy in tearing her down.
And not in a world that meets her kindness with cold stares and silence.

She's used to being unwanted.
Used to being overlooked.
Used to not mattering at all.

Cassian Dunne built his empire on shadows.

Cold. Ruthless. Untouchable.
A man shaped by pain and everything he refuses to talk about.

He doesn't form attachments.
He ends them.

They were never supposed to meet.

But the moment Cassian sees Adelaide, something shifts.

She's too bright for his world.
Too soft for what he's become.
Too dangerous for the rules he lives by.

He tells himself to stay away.
Tells himself she's trouble.
Tells himself she means nothing.

But the truth is simple-

he can't stop coming back.

And Adelaide?

For the first time in her life...

she doesn't feel unwanted at all.
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