yours once ; drew starkey
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MatureComplete Mon, Nov 17, 202540m
Violet Green thought she knew what forever felt like. For three years, Jared Stevens was her everything - her best friend, her safe place, her home. But one mistake shatters it all. When Jared confesses to kissing his co-star, Madelyn Cline, Violet's world breaks in a way that love can't fix.
In the months that follow, Violet learns what it means to start over. She heals, slowly, through heartbreak and self-discovery, with the help of Milo - the kind, patient man who shows her that love can be gentle, that it can stay. But even as she moves forward, Jared's shadow lingers.
A year and a half later, fate brings Violet and Jared face-to-face once more. No longer lovers, no longer broken - just two people who once loved each other deeply, learning that closure doesn't always come in grand moments. Sometimes, it's a quiet coffee shop conversation, a soft goodbye, and the simple peace of knowing you both turned out okay.
Bittersweet, tender, and achingly real - this story is about love lost, hearts healed, and the beautiful, inevitable act of letting go.
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