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Lana wasn’t ready and neither are we!

Ashlee Cox • Oct 13, 2024

The first icy tendrils of fear and anxiety began unspooling within her lower gut, licking at her heart, ringing all kinds of alarms in her mind.


She didn’t respond, simply waited for him to hit her with this decision, already suspecting that she wasn’t going to like where this was going at all.


Dre angled himself more towards her, took a deep breath, then, “Lana”. 


He looked straight into her soul, “I’ve decided to marry the woman I love”.


The cold sip Lana had just taken as if also shocked by his declaration slipped down the wrong path burning her throat and choking her. 



Or  Lana Franklyn has decided to confess her romantic feelings to her BFF Dre Adkins. What isn’t planned is him telling her he’s going to propose to his mysterious beloved. 


When you’re up late, scrolling for a story to satisfy  your ‘secret-crush-on-my- best-friend- with-a bit- of- angst’ trope needs, this is the book for you.


 Lana desires her best friend Dre, but does he feel the same? 


Start reading to find out how their drama unfolds 


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