CHASING SHADOWS
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Since childhood, Amara Villanueva has always been chasing the same person-Zion Cortez. Not because she wanted his love, but because she wanted to become someone as good as him.
To everyone around them, she was like a shadow that quietly followed behind him. Zion always seemed one step ahead-smarter, more successful, and admired by everyone. Without realizing it, he became the standard Amara spent years trying to reach, until she slowly lost sight of who she truly was.
Years later, fate reunites them as rivals in the same industry. As Amara continues chasing the shadow she built around Zion, she finally realizes that the life she's been pursuing was never really hers.
The moment she chooses to stop chasing and walk her own path, Zion begins to notice the woman who had always been behind him.
This time, the question isn't whether Amara can catch up to him-it's whether Zion can catch her before she walks away for good.
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