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Some people don't leave. They just stay-quietly, permanently-somewhere in your head, living there rent free.
Valerie Sky Amizante worked hard to move on. She built routines, boundaries, a life that finally felt steady. No more waiting. No more breaking herself for someone who couldn't stay. She has a career she fought for, a relationship that makes sense, and a version of herself that no longer looks back.
She is fine. She made sure of it.
Until Zacaharius Ashton Montreal walks back into her life-like he never really left.
Now in the same building, the same space, the same impossible proximity, Valerie is forced to confront a truth she tried so hard to bury: some feelings don't fade... they just learn how to stay quiet.
Zacharius knows he lost her. He knows he doesn't deserve another chance. But this time, he's not reaching out because he needs saving-he's reaching out because he finally understands what it means to stay.
The problem is, Valerie already learned how to live without him.
And some people may live in your head rent free-but it doesn't mean they still deserve a place in your life.