Broken Vows

He grew up watching love fall apart. As a child, he witnessed promises broken behind closed doors—betrayal, arguments, violence, and families slowly losing the warmth they once had. He watched children carry the consequences of choices they never made. Years passed, but those memories never truly left him. Now an adult, he wants what everyone else seems to want: someone to love, someone to come home to, and a relationship that feels safe. But how can he believe in forever when everything he once saw taught him that forever eventually ends? Then someone enters his life—someone who makes him wonder if love can be different this time. Yet every moment of happiness awakens an old fear. What if they change? What if love fades? What if the promises are broken again? He has spent his entire life learning how love can destroy people. Now, he must decide whether he is brave enough to lea