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I still don’t know what our future holds, but so far, we prevailed together because if you don’t have communication, trust, and honesty with your partner, then your relationship will eventually fail.

That is one thing I learned firsthand. And I wasn’t going to make that mistake again because The Unicorn, I think, just might be my forever.

And now…I can only hope I’m his.

So there you have it, the unplanned chapter, which is the rawest, most heartfelt thing I’ve ever written.

My story with The Unicorn is still unraveling, and I hope it continues to write itself for years to come. But what is ahead for him and I, I honestly do not know. I survived the hardships with love and just when I wanted to give up, I found the man who changed everything I thought I knew.

He healed my heart when I thought it was broken beyond repair.

And this is why I needed to include his chapter because I wanted to end this memoir with nothing but love.

I wanted to show you all facets of love.

The good.

The bad.

The ugly.

And the miracle that love is.

I wanted to be as raw as I could. I didn’t want to skim around the edges and leave anything out. I also didn’t want to shame love because love has the ability to change the world.

It sure as shit has changed mine.

Am I scared to be this vulnerable?

Of course I am.

But I’ve never been one to let my fears stop me from living because I don’t want to look back on this life with regret.

Love has hurt The Unicorn too.

Just as it has me.

Just as it has you.

And we all respond to love in different ways.

That’s what makes our stories unique and our own.

So the burning question seems to be…are The Unicorn and I together?

I presented a choose-your-own-adventure-style ending inLOVE HARD, but some readers didn’t like the fact they didn’t have closure.

But, dear reader, my story will forever be changing because my life isn’t set in stone; the decisions I make reflect my future, so there will never be an ending as such.

But, the answer is this book you hold in your hands and the cover you see. This cover, very much likeLOVE HARD, captured a moment in time that will be etched in time forever.

And I love that so much.

Bunny was able to shoot that precise second between The Unicorn and me, which can never be replicated because time is priceless and so are rare moments between two human beings who just…fit.

So does that mean I got my happily ever after?

Time will only tell.

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