The Life I Chose After Him

Description： Chloe Bennett has spent six months believing the secret dates, stolen kisses, and quiet promises she shares with Ethan Sterling are leading somewhere real. Then her childhood sweetheart shatters the illusion: to him, they were only casual bed partners—and he expects Chloe to help him prepare for a marriage-minded date with Vivian Hayes.

Humiliated but finally clear-eyed, Chloe returns Ethan's heirloom bracelet, cuts herself free, and turns toward the life she kept postponing for him. She plans a move with her parents, pursues her dream of opening a dance studio, and refuses to remain the convenient woman Ethan can summon whenever he wants comfort.

But Ethan is perfectly willing to choose Vivian—until Chloe stops choosing him. Her independence sparks jealousy, possessiveness, and increasingly public confrontations as he demands answers he no longer has the right to ask. With old families tangled together and every shared memory pulling at the wound, Chloe must decide whether leaving is enough—or whether she can build a future untouched by Ethan's regret.

This time, Chloe will not beg to be loved. She will choose the people—and the life—that choose her back. Author Biography： Shadow Cole creates suspenseful romance with dangerous secrets and the lethal pull of desire.

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E-bog: 13. august 2026