Love shouldn't feel like a battlefield, but here I am, caught in the crossfire.

Chris is holding on so tightly it's suffocating. I see the desperation in his eyes, hear it in every promise he makes to fix what's already shattered. He wants us to work, to go back to the way we were. But my heart stopped being his long before I had the courage to admit it.

And then there's Zayn. He's chaos and calm all at once, the only person who sees me for who I really am—not just the broken pieces I've been trying to hide. When my world starts to spiral, it's Zayn who pulls me back, his presence steady and unshakable. His touch feels like everything I've been missing, everything I've been too afraid to want.

Chris is the life I've always known—safe, familiar, and predictable. But Zayn? He's the fire I can't extinguish, the part of me I've been too scared to embrace.

Now I'm standing at a crossroads, torn between a man who refuses to let go and one who refuses to give up. The choice should be simple, but nothing about this feels easy.

Because no matter what I choose, someone will be left broken. And maybe, just maybe, that someone will be me.