The Version Of Him
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Ethan used to be the awkward boy nobody noticed. Layla loved him before the money, attention, and new crowd changed him. But over the last three months, something feels different.
Late nights. Cancelled plans. Quiet lies. And one girl who suddenly seems to be everywhere he is.
After a humiliating night forces Layla to question everything, she begins to wonder if the version of Ethan the world admires is slowly replacing the man she fell in love with.
And Ethan is left to face a truth he never wanted to admit.
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