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My world revolved around Jax Harding, my older brother's captivating rockstar friend. From sixteen, I adored him; at eighteen, I clung to his casual promise: "When you're 22, maybe I'll settle down." That offhand comment became my life's beacon, guiding every choice, meticulously planning my twenty-second birthday as our destiny. But on that pivotal day in a Lower East Side bar, clutching my gift, my dream exploded. I overheard Jax's cold voice: "Can't believe Savvy's showing up. She's still hung up on that st**id thing I said." Then the crushing plot: "We're gonna tell Savvy I'm engaged to Chloe, maybe even hint she's pr**nant. That should scare her off." My gift, my future, slipped from my numb fingers. I fled into the cold New York rain, devastated by betrayal. Later, Jax introduced Chloe as his "fiancée" while his bandmates mocked my "adorable crush"-he did nothing. As an art installation fell, he saved Chloe, abandoning me to severe injury. In the hospital, he came for "damage control," then shockingly shoved me into a fountain, leaving me to bleed, calling me a "jealous psycho." How could the man I loved, who once saved me, become this cruel and publicly humiliate me? Why was my devotion seen as an annoyance to be brutally extinguished with lies and assault? Was I just a problem, my loyalty met with hatred? I would not be his victim. Injured and betrayed, I made an unshakeable vow: I was done. I blocked his number and everyone connected to him, severing ties. This was not an escape; this was my rebirth. Florence awaited, a new life on my terms, unburdened by broken promises. Chapter 1 The air in Austin always felt thick with music, especially when The Night Howlers played. I was sixteen, and Jax Harding was twenty-two. He was my older brother Ben's best friend, the lead guitarist. Charismatic, a little distant. I had a massive crush on him. It wasn't just a crush; it felt like my whole world tilted when he was near. I baked cookies for their rehearsals,
