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30 DAYS TO LOVE (ROMANCE)

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When billionaire Darius Vale receives a shocking diagnosis—his world shatters. Determined to tie up loose ends without alerting anyone, he buries the truth and throws himself deeper into work. Love is the last thing on his mind… until Ella Martin’s stumbles into his life. Fresh-faced, ambitious, and trying to pay off student loans, Ella never expected to cross paths with New York’s most elusive CEO. But one encounter changes everything. As sparks fly and secrets simmer beneath the surface, Ella and Darius find themselves drawn to each other in ways neither expected. But time is ticking, and Darius knows the truth can’t stay buried forever. What happens when love blooms under a ticking clock?
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Chapter 1 - PROLOGUE

If you're reading this, it means I didn't tell you the truth in time.

I wanted to.

God, I tried.

But then you smiled. And the silence between us started to feel sacred—like if I broke it, I'd lose you before I ever really had you.

You asked me once why I looked at you like I was memorizing you.

It's because I was.

I never planned to fall for anyone. Love felt like a luxury I couldn't afford, a language I didn't speak. I built walls instead—companies, towers, empires made of steel and silence.

Then you walked in like a storm pretending to be sunlight.

And I… I forgot how to be alone.

You made time slow down.

You made thirty days feel like forever.

And I let you believe we had more.

More time. More chances. More truth.

But I lied.

I told myself I was protecting you.

Now I realize I was protecting myself from the one thing I couldn't control—loving you enough to lose you.

So if you're holding this, and I'm not beside you—

Know this: I didn't die alone.

I died loving you.

—D.