It had been a month since Emma had cut ties with Alexander for good. The initial sting of the breakup had faded into something quieter—something deeper. She had found a new rhythm in her life. Between her Taekwondo training, reading, and time spent focusing on herself, Emma had never felt more in control, more in tune with who she was.
But that didn’t mean it was easy. There were moments, fleeting but potent, when her mind would wander back to the version of Alexander she once knew—before the lies, before the heartbreak. Yet each time, she'd remind herself that the person he was then had never truly existed.
What she hadn’t anticipated was how hard it would be to avoid him. Alexander was a force of nature, and despite the distance she’d placed between them, he was everywhere. He would sh
