Almost Loved

She loved him with her whole heart, but he never fully chose her.



Ariah stayed, hoping, waiting, aching, for words that never came and feelings that were never returned. When silence became the loudest answer, she walked away with nothing but the echoes of “almost.”



Now, she’s learning to start over. To heal. To breathe on her own. To write her pain and rediscover her voice in a world where love once hurt too much.



But just as she begins to feel like herself again, someone new enters the picture. Elias is gentle, patient, and nothing like the man who broke her. Still, healing doesn’t come without fear. Can she allow herself to feel again?