Chasing Elijah Cruz
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Last published Fri, Nov 7, 2025
Ava Sarmiento is a master of disguise, hiding a shattered heart behind a bright, sarcastic smile. When her best friend begs for help getting "revenge" on the guy who supposedly ruined her life, Ava agrees to the one thing she knows will work: charming the enemy.
Elijah Cruz. Cold. Distant. The untouchable heir to an empire, and every girl's fantasy. He's aloof, unpredictable, and entirely off-limits. The plan was simple: flirt, ruin, and walk away.
But the more she chips away at his icy facade, the more she realizes Elijah isn't heartless... he's just broken.
Against all her best intentions (and her friend's warnings), Ava falls for the boy she was meant to destroy.
Then Noah Reyes steps in. Calm, kind, and steady, Noah is the sunshine to Elijah's storm. He's the quiet voice that makes her question everything-the one who helps her study, drives her home, and listens when Elijah's volatile moods grow too hard to bear.
Ava tells herself she loves Elijah. It was the plan, after all. But every time Noah looks at her like she's the only girl in the world, she has to ask herself: When did love start hurting this much?
When Elijah finally confesses his feelings, the betrayal is already set. Because Ava is about to find out that sometimes, the greatest heartbreak isn't losing the one you chased... but realizing you were running after the wrong person all along.
A girl with a secret. A broken boy she was meant to hate. And the one who saved her from the wreckage.
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