The Stone Series Series by Ariana Rose

She’s changed my life in indescribable ways. I’ve been cemented in my past and afraid of my future. It nearly drove her away. She believed enough for both of us. Now, it’s my turn.This is not just her future or mine we’re fighting for. It’s ours. I want us to build a life that no man or woman can destroy. She tells me I’ll never leave you again. I’m going to hold her to it... moreShe’s changed my life in indescribable ways. I’ve been cemented in my past and afraid of my future. It nearly drove her away. She believed enough for both of us. Now, it’s my turn.This is not just her future or mine we’re fighting for. It’s ours. I want us to build a life that no man or woman can destroy. She tells me I’ll never leave you again. I’m going to hold her to it.My heart is still healing, but her kind and forgiving soul, her beautiful spirit, and her passion called me from the first moment. The fear is leaving. It’s being replaced with faith.Even when the light is dim, or nearly out, she is my light. It’s a kind of light that nothing or no one can extinguish.This is our life.This is our love.This is our time.Together, now and forever. less

Alexandra Like an absolving rain, he came into my life when I needed him most. I was at the end of my rope, searching for an escape. I found it. He is everything. We are everything. Our love is everything. Together, we'll fight to protect what is ours. Reconcile what was stolen from us. And protect everything we have to gain. Julian She came into my life, proving to me the things some strive for are inconsequential. Notoriety is nothing. Fame is nothing. Money is nothing... moreAlexandra Like an absolving rain, he came into my life when I needed him most. I was at the end of my rope, searching for an escape. I found it. He is everything. We are everything. Our love is everything. Together, we'll fight to protect what is ours. Reconcile what was stolen from us. And protect everything we have to gain. Julian She came into my life, proving to me the things some strive for are inconsequential. Notoriety is nothing. Fame is nothing. Money is nothing. In the grand scheme, those things are futile. I once thought love was nothing because it was ripped from me, leaving me bent and broken. Our love is everything I won't let anything take that…or her away. Life is a series of threads pulled tight. Are the good ones enough to allow us to write our future in stone or will the bad ones rock our foundation? less

𝐈 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐲 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐛𝐲 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞.Now, I stare at the one match that could destroy everything we've gained. Me.I thought I had the tools, the knowledge, to thrive... to survive, but I was wrong. When you can't hide it, fight it, or mask it, there's only one thing left to do. Run. I've always strived for perfection. I've had to. It's been expected, demanded of me. Until Alexandra... more𝐈 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐲 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐛𝐲 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞.Now, I stare at the one match that could destroy everything we've gained. Me.I thought I had the tools, the knowledge, to thrive... to survive, but I was wrong. When you can't hide it, fight it, or mask it, there's only one thing left to do. Run. I've always strived for perfection. I've had to. It's been expected, demanded of me. Until Alexandra. She never expects perfection. She only expects... me.I've experienced loss in its worst and truest form, and they say history is cyclical. How long do I have with her until my actions take her away?Sometimes, it feels like I'm a pawn in the chess game of my life. But I will protect my friends, my family, and my son from anything that could harm them. 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠... 𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐞. less