Between Never and Forever

As my best friend's brother, Dex Hardy has always been my downfall-older, forbidden, and completely irresistible.

Our paths were never supposed to cross, but they tangled irrevocably during those summer nights where we exchanged forevers and I love yous under the stars.

In secret.

He knew it had to be that way.

Yet, he betrayed our relationship the moment he made it public. So I left him brokenhearted in order to save us both.

Years later, to help my family financially, I signed a six-month con...