Blair Hayes has always been the person everyone depends on. No matter how busy she is, she's the first to show up when a friend needs help, the first to fix a problem, and the last to ask for anything in return. Between working long hours at a medical office and trying to make it on her own in Los Angeles, Blair already has more on her plate than most people. But when her best friend gets engaged and asks her to be maid of honor, she does what she always does; puts someone else first. Now caught in the whirlwind of wedding planning, Blair finds herself juggling bridal emergencies, demanding workdays, and a cast of personalities she never expected to deal with. Especially Jermajesty Jackson, the groom's best man, whose laid-back attitude clashes with nearly everything Blair stands for. As the wedding countdown begins, Blair is determined to keep everything together even if it means carrying the weight of everyone else's problems along the way.

For years, they were inseparable. Best friends, soulmates, first loves the kind of couple everyone believed would last a lifetime. Until one day... They didn't. Now, after months of silence, unresolved feelings, and words that can never be taken back, fate forces them into each other's lives once again. But the people they used to be no longer exist. Some wounds never truly heal. Some promises are impossible to forget. And sometimes, the person who broke your heart is the only one who still knows how to put it back together. Or maybe... Some love stories are never meant to have a happy ending.

I'm damned to loving you ╱ A slow poison in the blood - Teeth sinking into a jagged edge, addicted to the bruise, bound to the wreckage of your name. Soleil Raine ✷ the ultimate fashion icon, untouchable, and perfectly curated. But behind the designer labels and the flashing lights, she is a woman running from a history that refuses to stay buried. JERMAJESTY JACKSON X OC © Swallowbird, 2026.