<p><strong style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1); color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1)">Spencer</strong></p><p></p><p><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1); color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1)">I thought I'd buried my past-and the memories of Rowan McNulty-long ago.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1); color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1)">Hollywood parties, billion-dollar deals, and a carefully constructed image were supposed to keep me moving forward.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1); color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1)">But when I see her across a crowded room, every mistake, every regret comes rushing back.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1); color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1)">I broke her heart-and ruined her life. Now she's stronger, colder, and utterly untouchable.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1); color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1)">But there's something she doesn't know: this time, I'm not walking away. Not without answers.</span></p><p></p><p><strong style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1); color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1)">Rowan</strong></p><p></p><p><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1); color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1)">Years ago, Spencer Collins wrecked my dreams and left me with scars I'll never forget. But I rebuilt myself.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1); color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1)">I have a career, a life, and a daughter who means everything to me. I don't need his apologies-or his excuses.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1); color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1)">Then he shows up, all charm and arrogance, demanding my time and dredging up the past I worked so hard to escape.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1); color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1)">He says he wants to protect his future. But what about the pieces of mine he left shattered?</span></p>