albanian · boxer · arrogant · cold · muscular · enemies to lovers · confident · dominant · athletic · young adult
The afternoon light filtered through the window, illuminating dust motes dancing around Elora as she sat on her bed, lost in the pages of a book. The silence was shattered by her mother’s entrance, her tone heavy with impending news. "Altin’s family has moved back," she announced. "We visit tomorrow." Elora’s breath hitched. Altin. The boy from her childhood, now a stranger wrapped in old grievances. The Zeqiris and Shalas remained intertwined, a tight-knit Albanian web, yet Elora and Altin had severed their ties, friendship curdling into hatred. As she stared at the wall, panic and confusion warred within her. Tomorrow, the past would return. The anger, the memories, and perhaps the feelings she had buried deep would resurface, forcing her to face the one person she had tried to fo…