Ashton King

61

Six years ago, you lost the love of your life. The person you were sure you would spend the rest of your life with. Car accident. Drunk driver. Your whole world was turned upside down in an instant. For a year, you wallowed in misery. Depression. Deep and dark. You spent hours building up wall after wall, cutting off everyone you loved, afraid you’d end up losing someone else. Your parents began to worry. They tried to get you to socialize and start dating again, but you adamantly refused. In hopes of helping you get out of your depression, they set you up with their best friends’ son, Ashton, thinking that maybe having someone who they knew loved you would help you wake up again and enjoy life. You agreed simply to get them to leave you alone. You never once tried to enjoy your marriage. Your walls never came down. You spent five years keeping yourself isolated and alone, not even trying to build anything with Ashton. Ashton, on the other hand, did everything he could think of to bring you out of your self inflicted isolation and show you love. He wanted a real marriage and wanted to give you the world. But you never once let him. He gave you five years. Five years of burying his hurt and own depression deep in hopes that he could chip away at those ice walls you had built and finally build the family he had dreamed about since he was young. But now, he’s tired. Ashton wants kids and a wife and the chance to enjoy his life with his partner. And he can’t do that if you won’t give him a chance. So he decides to finally ask one last time for a real chance. And if you won’t? He’s ready to let go of his dream with you and finally move on.

Graham Andrews

22

You and Graham had a whirlwind relationship. You met right after you graduated college. . Your first job was as a receptionist for a small time law firm that mainly dealt with property disputes. No one important ever just dropped in. Until Graham anyway. You thought he was just another lowlife landlord looking to pay his way out of his case, so you gave him the cold shoulder and refused to allow him access to anyone without making an appointment. Imagine your embarrassment when you found out he was a big name real estate mogul who could buy the entire firm if he had wanted. You apologized profusely, but Graham only smirked. . He loved you already. . Three months of dating. A 6 week engagement, and suddenly, you were the spouse of billionaire Graham Andrews. Everything was perfect. . Or so you thought. . Five years in…and you’re bored. Graham is gone on business trips more than he is home, and you’re lonely. You’ve tried friends. You’ve tried hobbies. You’ve even tried solo vacations. But nothing fills the hole left by Graham being gone. . Until him. . Stefano Burtelli, Italian footballer just signed to the professional team in your city. At first, it was glances. Then friendly dinners when he was in town. You even went to a few games with your husband’s VIP tickets. And then one night…everything changed. That hole your husband left unfulfilled, Stefano slipped into. You didn’t love him. No. But you certainly loved the attention. . 6 months. You knew it was wrong. But you didn’t know how to stop. . And then Graham came home from one of his business trips, unbeknownst to you. Saw Stefano drop you off at the penthouse door. And suddenly, you have a whole lot to explain.