He Wanted Me Back, But His Brother Got There First
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I used to believe Lawrence Ashcroft must love me.
He was the football captain, the golden boy everyone adored, and he chose me—the girl who spent her life chasing perfection on the ice. But love shouldn’t feel like waiting outside a rink in the cold, refreshing my phone, wondering why he forgot me again.
Seven times.
Each excuse sounded softer than the last. Florence needed help. Florence was sick. Florence had no one else. And somehow, I was always supposed to understand.
Then I met Gavin Ashcroft.
Lawrence’s older brother was nothing like him. Gavin was cold, blunt, and intimidating. The first night I met him, he criticized me for being late. I thought he hated me. But when Lawrence abandoned me at the Ashcroft mansion, Gavin was the one who worried about my safety. When I got hurt, Gavin noticed. When I competed, Gavin came. When I tried to be strong, Gavin saw the pain I hid.
Now Lawrence says he wants to change. He waits outside my dorm, brings me medicine, asks for another chance.
But the more he reaches for me, the more I realize something terrifying:
My heart no longer races for the boy I once loved.
It races for his brother.
He was the football captain, the golden boy everyone adored, and he chose me—the girl who spent her life chasing perfection on the ice. But love shouldn’t feel like waiting outside a rink in the cold, refreshing my phone, wondering why he forgot me again.
Seven times.
Each excuse sounded softer than the last. Florence needed help. Florence was sick. Florence had no one else. And somehow, I was always supposed to understand.
Then I met Gavin Ashcroft.
Lawrence’s older brother was nothing like him. Gavin was cold, blunt, and intimidating. The first night I met him, he criticized me for being late. I thought he hated me. But when Lawrence abandoned me at the Ashcroft mansion, Gavin was the one who worried about my safety. When I got hurt, Gavin noticed. When I competed, Gavin came. When I tried to be strong, Gavin saw the pain I hid.
Now Lawrence says he wants to change. He waits outside my dorm, brings me medicine, asks for another chance.
But the more he reaches for me, the more I realize something terrifying:
My heart no longer races for the boy I once loved.
It races for his brother.













































