Union at the Reunion

Hazel never wanted to be at the family reunion. The laughter, the gossip, the endless small talk-it all felt forced, fake, and suffocating. She was ready to disappear into the night when Angus appeared, the mysterious adopted cousin everyone whispered about. Brooding, worldly, and unexpectedly warm, he saw through her façade with a single glance. What began as stolen sips from a flask and hushed jokes about their overbearing relatives quickly deepened into something else-something charged, magnetic, impossible to ignore.
Between shadows in the garden, whispered secrets, and a goodbye that lingered too long, Hazel realized she wasn't just escaping a party. she was running headfirst into temptation. But when stolen glances turn into late-night messages and coffee shop meetings, Hazel embraces what everything's leading up to.