Have Mercy

We were high school sweethearts—young, reckless, and so damn in love I thought nothing could ever tear us apart. Then one ordinary afternoon, she vanished after class and never came back. No goodbye. No explanation. She left me shattered, drowning in anger that burned hotter with every passing day.In my pain, I made the worst mistake of my life. I slept with her best friend… and I kept right on making bad choices. When that friend turned up pregnant, I did what I thought was right. I married her. We built a life. We had a son. Seventeen years later, that life is crumbling—our divorce papers are signed, and I’m left wondering how everything went so wrong.Until she walked back into my world.The girl I never stopped loving. The woman who still owns every broken piece of my heart.Seeing her again hit me like a freight train. All those buried feelings roared back to life—anger, longing, a fierce, undeniable need. One heated argument, one moment pressed against a wall, and I knew the truth I’d been denying for years: she’s still mine. She always has been. And after learning there’s been no one else for her since me, I’ll burn down anything that tries to stand between us again.Then I met her son.Seventeen years old. Best friends with my own boy. And the spitting image of me.Some secrets run deeper than betrayal. Some second chances hurt like hell before they heal. But if there’s any mercy left in this world, I’m claiming the only woman I’ve ever truly loved—and fighting like hell for the family we were always meant to have.A raw, emotional standalone second-chance romance in duet narration, packed with sizzling tension, devastating secrets, and a love that refuses to die. Perfect for fans of angsty, heart-wrenching reunions with all the feels.