Missed Paths

For two decades, they had been each other's constant. They shared dreams, fears, and the parts of themselves no one else ever saw. But in the end, their love proved no match for the undeniable divide between their worlds. Lara knew her place, or at least, the place society had chosen for her.

She knew Ryan's world demanded someone different for him. Someone rich, haughty, someone like THEM. So, she left.

Still, she had expected more from the boy she had grown up loving. Not wealth. Not status. Not promises of forever. Only honesty, respect, and accountability.

Instead, she was left with heartbreak, denial, and the cruel ridicule of those who had watched their story fall apart.

The morning of his twenty-third birthday, Ryan awoke to a red-haired woman before him with tears in her eyes, claiming to be his partner.

She insisted they had spent twenty years together. She told him she was carrying his baby. Convinced she was lying, Ryan rejected her and ordered her never to appear before him again.

His parents and 'closest friends' painted her as nothing more than a gold digger trying to pass off another man's baby as his in order to gain access to his fortune.

Months later, Ryan still couldn't get rid of the strange ache in his chest, nor could he explain the flashes of memories that haunted his dreams.

And when the truth finally comes to light...
Will Lara and Ryan find their way back to each other?

Will Lara discover why Ryan abandoned her so easily?

Will Ryan learn that he is the father of the children he never knew existed?

And when he uncovers the truth behind the night that changed everything, will the people closest to him survive the consequences of their betrayal?