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Unrequited Love
Paperback
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Jun 13 2025
Pages: 62
Weight: 0.21
Height: 0.13 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Tamera James is quietly unravelling.
On the surface, her life is steady- predictable routines, a loving partner, a future she once thought she wanted. But beneath that calm exterior, something in her is cracking.
Trapped in the monotony of the life she's built, she yearns for something -anything- that makes her feel alive again. That longing becomes a doorway she never meant to open, leading her into a secret affair with Jamal, a man she intended to be nothing more than a fleeting escape.
To Tamera, Jamal is a spark in the darkness, a temporary thrill meant to fill the void while her devoted partner, Tyrese, remains blissfully unaware. Jamal offers excitement, danger, and the intoxicating feeling of being seen in a way she hasn't felt in years.
But what begins as a harmless distraction quickly spirals out of control. Jamal's charm turns intense, his attention grows possessive, and the lines Tamera thought she could control start to blur. When he confesses he's fallen deeply in love with her, she ends the affair without hesitation, convinced she can walk away and slip back into her old life untouched.
She's wrong.
Jamal refuses to be discarded, and he won't allow himself to be reduced to a regret. As his obsession deepens, Tamera's attempt to bury the past only pulls her further into a nightmare she never saw coming.
Secrets become leverage. Boundaries become threats. And the life she fought to protect begins to crumble under the weight of a choice she can't undo.
What starts as a forbidden romance transforms into something far more dangerous- testing Tamera's strength, her sanity, and the limits of how far one man will go when he believes love is owed to him.
A short story by Makala Thomas.
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