♥͜͡ P R O L O G U E Ɑ͟u͟g͟u͟s͟t 26, 2025, S͟i͟x͟ ͟y͟e͟ɑ͟r͟s͟ ͟l͟ɑ͟t͟e͟r, NYC.
ʻI never thought my life would unravel the way it did. I had a plan. A ring on my finger, a wedding to look forward to, and the kind of love I believed was lasting. Dacre was supposed to be my forever; but n͟o͟t͟h͟i͟n͟g͟ l͟ɑ͟s͟t͟s͟ f͟o͟r͟e͟v͟e͟r. 2019 happened, and with it, Z͟ɑ͟y͟n came along too.
The man who had been my almost-love, the one I laughed with, dreamed with, but never truly had. Time had passed, but the way my heart stuttered when I looked at him told me nothing had changed. Not really. I tried to ignore it. I told myself I was happy where I was, that a memory couldnʼt compete with reality. But reality shuttered when Zayn uncovered the truth—my perfect fiancé wasnʼt perfect at all. He was unfaithful. The man I trusted with my future, was betraying me behind my back.
T͟h͟e͟ e͟n͟g͟ɑ͟g͟e͟m͟e͟n͟t͟ e͟n͟d͟e͟d͟ ɑ͟n͟d͟ m͟y͟ w͟o͟r͟l͟d͟ e͟n͟d͟e͟d͟ w͟i͟t͟h͟ i͟t͟, t͟o͟o͟. And into the wreckage stepped Zayn. For a little while, I thought maybe the universe was rewriting our story, giving us a second chance at what we had almost been. For a little while, it felt like fate was on our side—but the love built on broken foundations doesnʼt last. Zayn slipped away, choosing someone else, and what was once tender between us became a battlefield—fire, jealousy, harsh words that left me bleeding in places no one could see. We were fire and smoke, breaking apart.
Z͟: ʻWhat the f*ck is your problem? No, seriously, whatʼs your problem, Josephine?! Stop with this nonsense and try to accept the reality youʼre living in! J͟: ʻWhatʼs my problem?! My problem is that I love you! My problem is that I chose to trust you when I was going through the worst time of my life, and instead of supporting me, you deceived me, Zayn. Just like everyone else did.ʼ
Because then, there was T͟r͟ɑ͟v͟i͟s. He was reckless, selfish, impossible...and yet, he saw me. He was supposed to be a distraction and nothing more. Friends with benefits, if you could even call it that; but T͟r͟ɑ͟v͟i͟s͟ s͟ɑ͟w͟ m͟e͟ i͟n͟ w͟ɑ͟y͟s͟ n͟o͟ o͟n͟e͟ e͟v͟e͟r͟ h͟ɑ͟d. He saw through my walls, my scars, the chaos I carried. And piece by piece, he gave me something I had never truly known before: love. A love that was... Messy. Raw. Imperfect, but so real it terrified me.
J͟: ʻI donʻt want to be just your friend. I donʼt know much about your past, but you know Iʼve made a lot of mistakes. And as many mistakes as I can make, I can also do beautiful things. And I want to do that with you. I want...w-what do you want?ʼ
T͟: ʻI want you, Skriver, canʼt you see that? I want you to know me, the real me. I want you to be my girl. Do you want that?ʼ
Travis wasn’t always gentle with his words, but he was fierce in his loyalty. He showed me that being seen, truly seen, is more terryfing than being adored. He taught me that arguments donʼt always end up in leaving, that passion doesn’t have to mean destruction and that scars can be something you carry together instead of hiding alone — He forced me to face myself. M͟y͟ f͟l͟ɑ͟w͟s͟, M͟y͟ f͟e͟ɑ͟r͟s͟, M͟y͟ c͟h͟ɑ͟o͟s͟. And he stayed anyways.
It wasnʼt easy, it wasnʼt perfect. Zaynʼs anger nearly tore us apart, his words cut deep, and sometimes I wondered if I was destined to ruin every relationship I touched.
▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ It’s been six years since I walked away from the wreckage of the life I thought I need. Six years since I learned the hard way that love can destroy as much as it saves. D͟ɑ͟c͟r͟e͟ b͟e͟t͟r͟ɑ͟y͟e͟d͟ m͟e͟. Z͟ɑ͟y͟n͟ b͟r͟o͟k͟e͟ m͟e͟. T͟r͟ɑ͟v͟i͟s͟ s͟ɑ͟w͟ m͟e͟. And for a while, he pieced me back together. And me? I stumbled. I screamed. I loved. I lost—and somehow I came out alive. Stronger? Maybe. The truth is, I wasn’t just the broken girl picking up the pieces from other people’s mistakes. I͟ w͟ɑ͟s͟ c͟h͟ɑ͟o͟s͟ t͟o͟o͟. I was selfish, reckless, and at times cruel in the ways I lashed out. I hurt people who didn’t deserve it, I pushed away those who cared and called it survival when in reality, I was just ru- nning from myself. I thought the world owed me love because I had suffered, but I was blind to how often I made others suffer too... I wasn’t a victim. I was a girl stumbling through fire, setting flames of my own along the way. It’s taken me years to admit that and even longer to forgive myself for it. But life has a way of testing the walls youʼve built around it. And now... ...mine are about to be tested again.
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