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If only Julian were simply the first man she had loved. That would have left room in her heart for falling in love with Liam. Hardly anyone stayed with their first lover anymore.
But Julian was more than that. She'd always called it love, what she felt for him; now standing here with her husband, she saw what it truly was: obsession.
First love was like a sweet song that turned you weepy and nostalgic. Obsession, she knew, was different; a dark and secret need that never mellowed into something pretty. A first love could someday let you go. An obsession, she was afraid, held onto you forever.
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