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"Winter?" Corbin's voice was soft as a feather. "Yeah?" She asked, matching his tone. "I'm sorry." The word was a breath and a plea. Spoken to the stars and to the moon, laced with so much heartache it made the wind weep quietly in the still night. Winter stared up at the sky, her eyes and heart burning."Yeah," She whispered, "I know." *** Winter Pierce loves three things: Her family, her friends, and boxing. She is content with her average life, but everything suddenly goes into a tailspin when three new boys show up in town. She finds one of them oddly familiar-and it's not because she knocked him unconscious the day before during a boxing match. Her questions are answered in the form of a sudden family dinner where she gets blindsided by the truth about who he is. Corbin Castellan-or Binny as she used to call him-is her childhood friend whom she hasn't seen in years. He looks different than he used to, with a sharp jawline and abs Winter would die to have, yet everytime she looks into his eyes it takes her back. Reminding her of the boy he used to be; the one who was her closest friend. As well as the one who shattered that friendship and her heart all in one conversation. This time Winter vows it'll be different. He won't hurt her again. But as she's forced to spend time with him, Winter finds herself slowly forgetting the past. How could she not when he acts so determined to make things right between them? And slowly, so slowly she doesn't even realize, Winter begins to fall. When the reality of her impending feelings sets in, Winter becomes consumed with the fear of being hurt again. And in a desperate act to safeguard her heart, she digs herself deep into denial, convincing herself everything is platonic. But deep down Winter knows she is playing a coward's game, and even deeper still, she knows it can only have two outcomes. She will either let her heart out of the birdcage she locked it in. Or she will throw away the key. *** CURRENTLY ON HOLD
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