I Could Be Your North Star

[ desi second chance romance, childhood sweethearts, single parent ]

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She left without goodbye, vanishing like a falling star across his night sky. She was his compass once, his anchor in a chaotic world, and her absence left him drifting in the dark.

Years passed. He moved on, on the surface, at least. Built a name, built a life. But he never stopped glancing up at the stars, wondering if she still looked at the same sky.

Now she's back. But not as the girl he remembered. She's quieter. Sadder. A mother to a little girl with eyes that reminds him of childhood summers and goodbyes that never made sense. There is no husband in sight. No grand success story. Just a woman trying to put herself back together.

He should walk away. But he can't. Not when she's still the girl who once made him believe in forever.

Because maybe... just maybe... he could be her North Star this time.

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a novella [ 20k - 25k words ]