fortifiedbyhector
Seven years ago, Avery Valaria left Barcelona with a broken heart and a one-way ticket to Los Angeles, chasing ballet dreams and running from memories she couldn't erase-especially the ones that involved Hector Fort.
Now, she's back. Older, sharper, and with more to prove than ever.
What she didn't expect? That the boy who once infuriated her at every turn-the one she used to call her childhood rival-would now be the man who sets her world alight. Hector Fort has grown into Barcelona's golden boy: charming, confident, and far too good at hiding the things he doesn't say out loud. And when fate throws them back into each other's orbit, the sparks they once buried resurface... hotter, messier, and dangerously real.
As Avery navigates the city she once called home, old friendships reignite and new tensions brew. Dahlia, Sophia, and Noah each carry stories of their own-secrets, heartbreaks, and choices that tie their lives together in ways no one saw coming.
But in a city full of memories and second chances, Avery and Hector must confront what they really are to each other now. Enemies? Lovers? Or something far more terrifying-home.
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