You’ve Always Been Mine

Paige

The day Erik left town, it felt like my world ended.

We were only ten, but losing him broke something inside me. As the years passed, the letters became fewer, then stopped altogether, and I convinced myself he was nothing more than a beautiful memory.

So I built walls around my heart.

Because there was only ever one boy for me.

And I was certain I’d never see him again.

Erik

Leaving Paige was the hardest thing I’d ever done.

She was my best friend, my first love, and the only person who ever truly felt like home. Even years apart, I carried her with me through every mile, battle, and scar.

Now fate has brought me back.

I’m no longer the boy who left—I’m a wounded Marine with one thing left worth fighting for.

Paige has always been the one, and this time, I’m never letting her go.