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She was grieving. He was gorgeous. The rest? A disaster.
Hayley Brooks wasn't doing well. After losing her long-time lover in a tragic accident, she's spent the last few years drowning in guilt, grief, and ghosted therapy appointments. Love? Not even on her radar.
But one night in LA changes everything. Thanks to one too many drinks-and a wildly persuasive best friend-Hayley wakes up in a Vegas hotel next to a total stranger. A ridiculously attractive, devastatingly charming stranger named West.
It should've been a one-night mistake. Until it wasn't.
As Hayley starts to fall for the man who's helping her feel something again, she discovers a gut-wrenching truth: West isn't just part of her healing-he's the reason she needed it in the first place.
She has to choose between walking away from the only person who's made her feel alive again... or staying and unraveling everything she thought she knew about love, loss, and forgiveness.
This is the story of a guarded girl who's tired of believing in happy endings, and a man who just might ruin her all over again.
But he's not her knight-in-shining-whatever... or so she thinks.
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He pulls me fiercely to his chest and I hug him back. He pulls away after what seems like an eternity and I reluctantly let him go. I realize what I'm doing and try to move away but he catches my hand pulling me close to him again. He stares into my eyes and I am left in a trance. ''You are a drug Samantha. The one that I don't want to get rid of,'' He breathes near my ear with seriousness. I close my eyes and relish his warmth. ''I am not the one for you Xavier. We are not meant to be.'' I say stuttering wishing I didn't have to say this. ''I don't care. Because I know you are the only one for me. I'll fight the world if that is what it takes to be with you.'' He says hooking his arm around my waist. I gasp as he draws me closer and leans in, his lips inches away from mine. Samantha Collins is a lively girl.Always smiling and laughing. But she isn't the 'all-happy' girl she pretends to be. She has her past trying to get back into her life and her present is agonizingly painful. She has lost all hopes. She thinks she is incapable of love but destiny has other plans. Xavier West is hot, smart, handsome and everything a girl would want in a guy. When he first sees Samantha,he only irritates her because he finds her different. But when he gets knows the actual Samantha Collins,he feels something he has has never felt before. He is drawn to her just like a moth to a flame. But with Samantha's guard always on, its difficult to break in! Will they both fall for each other?And if yes- is the past that haunts Samantha every now and then ready to let her go? And what if Xavier has his own share of mysteries? Follow Samantha and Xavier on a journey with fights,pranks,struggles and romance. And though the chapters say they are edited, they are not really edited kinda edited so excuse that for now! Editing has already begun! I am editing 3 chapters a day so thanks for being patient! Happy reading:-) Highest Ranking #3 in Teen Fiction!
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