Like Aged Wine

An old crush, an unending heartbreak, and a marriage of convenience. My God, it’s the perfect recipe for disaster. What’s the worst that can happen? Two enemies forced to share not only a roof but also their heart?

Rue.

The wine estate needed saving, and there was a twist in the solution: Marry into the competition.

Initially, I brushed it off.

“It’s just a ridiculous idea,” I assured myself. Yet, the reality was hard and undeniable when I realized who my groom-to-be was.

An old crush!!!

The one who got away.
The one I never really forgot.
The scar that never truly healed.

You’d think facing my past was the toughest part, but there’s more.

Unraveled secrets, unspoken emotions, and a journey that will test us both. What if this forced union is the universe giving us a second chance?


Julian.

The night I made the biggest slip-up of my life, I kissed Rue Watson.

Sweet and optimistic, and with eyes that could drown a grown man, I just knew she was bad for me. So I walked away.

If only I had seen the future.

Now, she’s back in my life, and in need of help she won’t ask for. Because I still care about her, I’ve opted for a marriage of convenience to save her family’s business.

It’s a downward spiral from here on.

Feelings resurface, and wounds open.

Like a finished man, I take another step closer to my doom. It doesn’t matter if she already hates me, right?