Redeemed: A Second Chance, Forced Proximity Romance
Leah Banks
He walked away eight years ago without a backward glance—chose a football scholarship over me, over us, and left me to pick up the pieces alone. I rebuilt myself. Became the person holding this ranch together while everyone else fell apart. I don't need him. I don't want him.
Except Dad hired him. So now Lucas is everywhere—those blue eyes watching me, that cocky grin making my blood boil, all that muscle straining against his shirt while he pretends he knows what he's doing. He acts like we're old friends. Like he didn't rip my heart out and stomp on it.
I should ignore him. Focus on my work, my plans to finally leave this place and build something of my own. But every time he gets close, every time his voice drops low and he looks at me like I'm the only thing that matters, I remember exactly why I fell for him in the first place.
I can't do this again. I won't survive losing him twice.
But God, I want to let him try.

