Love, Rewritten – Prologue

The ink had barely dried on our divorce papers when I left town, vowing never to look back.

Lucas Montgomery had been my first love, my greatest mistake, and the one man I swore I’d never fall for again. We had built a life together, one that should have lasted forever. But forever had an expiration date, and ours came with broken promises, late-night fights, and the painful realization that love wasn’t always enough.

I spent years convincing myself I was over him. That I had moved on. That what we had was a closed chapter in a book I had no desire to reread. And I believed it—until the phone call came.

"You might want to sit down for this," my sister, Emma, had said, amusement laced in her voice. "I’m getting married."

I was happy for her. Truly. But then she dropped the second bombshell.

"To Andrew."

Andrew. Lucas’s best friend. The same best friend who had been the best man at our wedding.

Now, I had no choice but to return to the town I left behind. To stand in the same room as the man who once promised me forever—only to break every vow.

I told myself I could handle it. That I could face him without falling apart. That time had erased what we once were.

But when I saw Lucas again, standing across the room with those familiar stormy blue eyes and the same smirk that once made my heart race, I knew the truth.

Some love stories never truly end. They just wait to be rewritten.

Autumn Garcia hadn't planned on falling in love again—especially not while pretending to be someone else.


All she wanted was space to breathe. After the heartbreak that shattered her carefully built world, she packed her bags and left the city behind. No more questions. No more explanations. Just sun, sea, and the chance to feel like herself again… or someone entirely new.


When the receptionist at the resort asked for her name, the lie slipped out like a whispered wish.


"Everett," she said—her best friend's name. Confident. Unattached. Free.


And for the first time in weeks, Autumn felt like she could disappear into the fantasy.


With his easy charm, stormy eyes, and the kind of smile that made her forget the pieces of her broken heart, he saw her. Or at least, the version she wanted him to see. Everett. The girl who wasn't afraid to flirt, to laugh, to fall again.


But the more time they shared—late-night walks under starlit skies, quiet moments that felt too perfect to be real—the more she wondered if she could keep pretending. Because behind the name, behind the lies, Autumn's heart was waking up… and it wasn't pretending.


Chapter 29 - Forever Mine