Scarred Heart

<p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Spencer</strong></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>I thought I'd buried my past-and the memories of Rowan McNulty-long ago.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Hollywood parties billion-dollar deals and a carefully constructed image were supposed to keep me moving forward.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>But when I see her across a crowded room every mistake every regret comes rushing back.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>I broke her heart-and ruined her life. Now she's stronger colder and utterly untouchable.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>But there's something she doesn't know: this time I'm not walking away. Not without answers.</span></p><p></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Rowan</strong></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Years ago Spencer Collins wrecked my dreams and left me with scars I'll never forget. But I rebuilt myself.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>I have a career a life and a daughter who means everything to me. I don't need his apologies-or his excuses.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Then he shows up all charm and arrogance demanding my time and dredging up the past I worked so hard to escape.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>He says he wants to protect his future. But what about the pieces of mine he left shattered?</span></p>