Never Just Once

<p><strong>Never Just Once</strong></p><p>I was supposed to be <strong>over him</strong>.</p><p>Bruno was my <strong>first love</strong>-the boy with <strong>green eyes</strong> and <strong>dimples</strong> who stole my heart when I was thirteen. My <strong>older brother's best friend</strong>. The one I could <strong>never have</strong>.</p><p>Fifteen years later I've <strong>moved on</strong>. Or at least I <strong>thought I had</strong>... until one <strong>reckless kiss</strong> in his car changes everything.</p><p>Now Bruno needs a <strong>place to stay</strong> and without thinking twice I offer him my apartment. <strong>Just six weeks</strong>. That's all it is. <strong>No feelings no strings no messy emotions</strong>. We made the rules: <strong>one night</strong> to get it out of our systems then we move on.</p><p>But the problem with rules? <strong>They're meant to be broken</strong>.</p><p>Because <strong>once was never enough</strong>. And now <strong>every glance lingers too long</strong>. Every <strong>accidental touch</strong> sparks something I <strong>can't ignore</strong>. Living under the same roof was supposed to be <strong>easy</strong> but resisting Bruno? That might be <strong>impossible</strong>.</p><p>The real question isn't <strong>how we ended up here</strong>. It's <strong>how we're supposed to walk away</strong>.</p><p><strong>Never Just Once</strong> is a <strong>steamy forbidden</strong> <strong>brother's-best-friend romance</strong> packed with <strong>slow-burn tension forced proximity and undeniable chemistry</strong>. Perfect for readers who love <strong>passionate tension deep emotions and the thrill of giving in to temptation</strong>.</p><p>Some <strong>lines aren't meant to be crossed</strong>. Some <strong>hearts aren't meant to be broken</strong>. But with him <strong>once was never enough</strong>.</p>