Vanity
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Kaizen Valemont was raised believing beauty was power-and love belonged only to those worthy of admiration.
Rosetta Rowenfield was ordinary.
Plain. Unnoticed. And painfully sincere.
Bound together since childhood by their mothers' friendship, Rosetta grew up believing she would one day stand beside Kaizen as his equal. But when Kaizen came of age, his cruelty shattered her quiet devotion, forcing Rosetta to learn what it meant to walk away from the boy she loved.
Five years later, Kaizen returns from war to find Rosetta no longer the girl he dismissed-but a woman strong, radiant, and no longer waiting for him.
As regret awakens too late and jealousy tightens its grip, Kaizen must face the truth he spent years denying.
Some love is lost through pride.
Some forgiveness is not freely given.
And some vanity costs everything.
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