Chapter 1

For ten years, Ken had been my everything. He guided me through life’s moments, both big and small, like any devoted partner would. Everyone assumed our future was set in stone: marriage, children, a lifetime together. Then came the day he brought her home.

“Calista, meet my fiancée,” he announced.

I didn’t make a scene. I simply offered my congratulations and wished them well. What Ken didn’t know was that I had already set my escape in motion. I had applied to join a remote satellite research facility–a place completely isolated from the outside world. I never wanted to see him again.

Three years later, Ken moved heaven and earth to find me at the base. But he was too late. I was already married–to his best friend. His face crumpled, eyes rimmed with red as he confronted me.

“Calista, why did you leave me behind…?”

“Are you really going through with the satellite launch research program?” Uncle Johnson’s worry was evident in his voice. “The experimental base means complete isolation–ten years minimum, possibly a lifetime.”

Outside, snow fell softly as the charcoal fire crackled in the hearth. It should have been the perfect setting for a reunion with Ken, but seeing the concern etched on my adoptive father’s face melted my resolve slightly.

“Uncle Johnson, my parents gave their lives to satellite research,” I said quietly. “As their daughter, it’s only fitting that I dedicate my youth to the same cause.”

submit your application in a few days. But Ken… he cherishes you deeply. Will he let you go

parents in a car accident, Uncle Johnson had taken me in, and Ken, my adoptive brother,

like

He would always respond with that indulgent

that Calista means the world to me.”

an invisible thread around my heart, binding me to him for

nineteenth birthday, Ken presented me with a gold ring–his late mother’s most precious possession. He had always said he would give it to the person who meant most to him. Overwhelmed, I responded by giving him my mother’s cherished luck

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eyes that night would haunt

of the grandfather clock filled the study as I broke the silence. “Don’t tell Ken about this yet, Uncle

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