I was packing to move in with the man I loved when a knock on the door changed everything. It was my ex-husband, Tom\u2014the man who had broken me. He had a desperate request: the woman he left me for had died, leaving him alone with their daughter, Ava. He needed my help.<\/p>\n
Seeing Ava stirred something deep inside me, a longing I thought I had buried. But as I grew closer to her, I discovered Tom\u2019s real motive\u2014securing Ava\u2019s inheritance by having a partner.<\/p>\n
Heartbroken, I left, realizing where my heart truly belonged. As I raced through the city, hoping to fix my mistake, I found Eric waiting for me in the rain\u2014just like he always had.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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