The Star He Couldn't Keep

Summary

The fallout from my breakup with Rhys had been catastrophic. A total disaster.

Seeing him again happened while I was on a video call with my current boyfriend, Dean.

I never thought that kind of soap-opera, dramatic nonsense would actually happen to me.

Dean’s roommates were goofing off, yelling about wanting a look at the “new girlfriend,” and the next second, someone snatched his phone.

The first thing that filled the screen was a sterling silver initial pendant, one I knew intimately, one I hadn’t seen in three years.

Then, a profile—a sharp, unmistakable line of a jaw.