Tainted Love
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I never believed in marriage. Not after growing up watching it tear my family apart. Wanting someone was easy. Loving someone was dangerous. But promising forever? That felt impossible.
And then came Dean Ashford.
He never asked for much; just me, just us, just a future he swore he'd protect with everything he had. And when he asked for that future-when he held out a ring with hands that were shaking-I did the one thing I never wanted to do.
I walked away.
He broke. I broke. And the next morning, when I finally found the courage to choose him-really choose him-I had no idea he'd spent the night destroying everything we ever were. I had no idea what I was walking into. I had no idea what he'd done.
I thought the worst thing I'd ever feel was the fear of losing him.
I was wrong.
Because nothing prepares you for the moment the person you love looks at you with eyes full of secrets...
Nothing prepares you for the truth that the one night you walked away was the one night he didn't.
And now I have to decide if the love I built my world around can survive the one mistake that broke both of us.
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