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Mia always had a plan—she had to. It was what everyone expected of her. She was destined to become a successful journalist, win a Pulitzer Prize, and live happily ever after on a constant coffee buzz. Everything was going according to script—until Andrew Weston reappeared. The one person she hoped was gone for good keeps coming back, throwing her perfectly ordered life into chaos. Now, Mia must navigate her career ambitions and the unresolved tension with Andrew, all while trying to stay on track. Can she achieve her dreams, or will Andrew's return derail everything she’s worked for?

Written Together

Mia sat at the edge of the couch, her gaze drifting away from the maps and the conversations happening around her. Her fingers absentmindedly traced the hem of her sleeve, and before she could stop it, her thoughts took her to a place she hadn't allowed herself to go in a long time.

It always hit her at the strangest times—sometimes it would come up in the most mundane of tasks like brewing a cup of coffee, other times it would hit her on moments like this, when she was teetering on the edge of something huge, something life-altering. They would appear in her mind like ghosts, their presence both comforting and painful.

Would they be proud of her? Of the choices she'd made? Would they understand the mess she was in, or would they tell her to turn back, to walk away from all of this while she still could?

She swallowed hard, blinking against the burn behind her eyes.

Memories and Maps