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When hope ends

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Summary

𝕀 tried to stop, I really did. I have known him my whole life and things hadn't always been this way. Our families are close friends, it was little things that kept making my feelings change. The way my body feels like it lights up each time he talks or even looks at me. I love him. BUT.... I can't have him and each day it feels like my heart is being crushed. We make the decision to have one night only together Why? You may ask, well... He sees me as a little sister He is my best friends brother He is my brothers best friend He is 5 years older than me and is engaged to marry the love of his life. He is Clayton Marino We cannot be together So where does that leave me?... But Not Everything is as it seems! Secrets are revealed Betrayal is felt Join Gabriella St James on her ride of this emotional roller coaster she has ahead of her.

Status
3yrs ago
Chapters
7
Rating
4.0 (4 reviews)
Age Rating
18+

Prologue

Being in love is a great feeling, you feel yourself light up as soon as you see them, the butterflies that person causes you to feel and the tingles you get just by a small touch from them.


It's a great feeling...


Well to most it is, but when you are the person who is in love with someone who is forbidden for many reasons it's not great. When you feel all those amazing feelings you also feel like you're heart is being crushed and the feeling of suffocation takes over because-


that love is unrequited,


That love is forbidden


You will never have a chance to be with the person you love the most


That person is engaged and soon to be married to the woman he loves.


So you are left to hide all these feelings to make sure no one ever finds out, and you are constantly battling with your own heart to try get rid of feelings you have had for a long time.


My name is Gabriella St James,I am a 17 years old high school senior getting ready to graduate. The man who is unknowingly breaking my heart more as each day passes is 22 years old Clayton Marino.


I have know Clay my whole life, our families are close and My best friend is Cara Marino, Clayton's little sister. He is also best friends with my older brother Tristan.


Cara and I tell each other everything but I can't tell her about my feelings for her brother. It's one of the main rules in a friendship, if said friend has a sibling you have to keep away.


I used to have hope like a silly little girl thinking that we could be together but when he got engaged that's when that hope ended.


Now my only hope is for these feelings to go away and move on from Clayton bloody Marino.


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CHARACTERS

☀︎︎☀︎︎☀︎︎☀︎︎☀︎︎☀︎︎☀︎︎☀︎︎☀︎︎☀︎︎☀︎︎☀︎︎☀︎︎



St James Family-

Mom- Aria Romano-St James

Dad- Hayden

Main character- Gabriella turns 18 in first chapter

Siblings- Kim 28

-Tristan 23

-Gabriel 17

-Cody 10

-Maria 8


Moreno Family-

Mom-Sophie

Dad-Leo

Main character -Clayton 23

Siblings - Stefano 25

- Levi 19

- Clara 18

- Sophia 12

- Anna 8

- Matteo 6



⚠️ There also may be things in this story that you do not agree with or just don't like and that's absolutely fine, just don't read this story. There will be mature language and mature themes in this book also aka cursing, fights, sexual scenes, light bdsm, guns and so on I'm sure you get the gist of it now.


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very short but real felling story..

4 years

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