Chapter 1 Prologue

If I knew loving you was this painful, I should never have met you.

The first time I set my eyes on you, I knew I was in for trouble...

A kind of trouble that would rewrite my soul,

Rearrange my heart, and redefine my existence.

But oh...

If I knew the end, I should never have fallen in love with you.

My heart was warned, yet I ignored the signs.

The subtle voice whispering caution was drowned out

By the deafening drumbeat of curiosity and desire.

Your charming smile and piercing eyes drew me in,

Like a vineyard ripe for harvest – beautiful, yet destined for heartache.

In that instant, I surrendered to fate,

Unaware that our love story would become my greatest sorrow.

Tuscany's golden sunsets would witness my tears,

And its rolling hills would echo my longing cries for you...

Little did I know, our love was merely a chapter –

A bittersweet tale of passion, heartbreak, and goodbye.

A love that was never meant to happen,

Yet we collided like stars in a midnight sky –

Unexpected, intense, and fleeting.

I recall the whisper of your name on my lips,

The first time I dared to speak it aloud –

Like a prayer, a wish, or a desperate plea.

Your touch ignited fires that still smolder within me,

A constant reminder of what could never be again.

Memories of our laughter, our adventures, our quiet nights

Haunt me like ghosts – beautiful, yet unbearable.

If only I could turn back time,

Erase the moment our eyes met,

Undo the love we made,

And spare my heart the agony...

But life doesn't work that way,

And neither does love.

So I'm left with these bittersweet recollections,

A heart heavy with longing,

And a soul forever changed by loving you.

In the end, it wasn't the love that destroyed me –

But the loss of it,

The memories of what we had,

And the haunting question:

"What if..."