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It’s a one-chapter story about Amara and Daniel, two exes who find themselves in the same space again after everything that happened between them.
I worked on the storyline, characters, dialogue and overall feel of the chapter. I wanted it to feel natural and easy to get into, while still having enough tension to keep you reading.
Chapter One
Amara had rehearsed seeing Daniel again.
Not intentionally.
Her mind had simply betrayed her over the years.
Sometimes she imagined running into him at an airport, both of them older and pretending not to be surprised. Sometimes he was standing in a supermarket aisle,...
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