Goodbye to Love

Losing loved ones is the hardest thing in this world. LeAsia Alizay Anderson has firsthand knowledge of that because at the tender age of nine she lost both her parents; then three weeks before she graduated from high school, she lost her grandmother. The day her grandmother was taken away from her was the day she closed her heart off to any type of emotion that dealt with love because she feared she would lose again, and her heart could not take another loss. She decided to live...
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Losing loved ones is the hardest thing in this world. LeAsia Alizay Anderson has firsthand knowledge of that because at the tender age of nine she lost both her parents; then three weeks before she graduated from high school, she lost her grandmother. The day her grandmother was taken away from her was the day she closed her heart off to any type of emotion that dealt with love because she feared she would lose again, and her heart could not take another loss. She decided to live everyday of her life with the pain of not loving. It was the only way she could survive. As LeAsia got older, her heart grew harder. After college, she threw herself into running her father's business. She does not have time for romance because she does not want it. It has no place in her life. Love has no place in her life. A man will only bring trouble to her quiet life, so she keeps them at arms-length; however, she cannot deny the loneliness that begins to plague her. Secretly she pines for the love of a man, and secretly she wants a man to love. She wants to be held until all of her fears go away; until her past no longer haunts her thoughts and dreams; but, she knows she cannot have those things. Love is forbidden to her like the fruit on that one tree was forbidden to Adam and Eve. Love is her forbidden fruit.One day, she runs into a man who has the power to get through her emotional and mental barriers; however, she tries her hardest not to give in. Mentally she is distant; and emotionally she is closed off. Or so she thinks. She does not know that this particular man can see straight through the veil she hides her emotions behind and right to the pain in her heart. The first time he sees her, Maurice Smith knows that LeAsia Anderson is living a life of pain. He is so drawn to her that he compares every woman to her. He wants to get to know her, but she keeps him at a distance further than arms-length. He wants to be there for her; however, he does not know how to get pass the barriers around her heart. He tries everything before he realizes that all it takes is patience and a little tender loving care.As LeAsia and Maurice begin to get closer, someone decides that they want LeAsia out of the picture. That someone is Jennifer James Anderson, the aunt LeAsia has never heard of or met before. Jennifer swore she would get back at the Anderson family; and after years of waiting, the perfect opportunity has come. The Anderson family will no longer exist if she has anything to do about it.Robert Anderson has kept a distant eye on his niece for years. After receiving a letter from his ex-wife, he knew it was time for him to reunite with his last living relative, so he makes his way to Sumter, South Carolina because that is where his niece moved after college. He does not know that Jennifer is already in town until a series of incidents happen that threatens LeAsia's life. LeAsia gets into a one car accident that almost takes her life. Weeks after leaving the hospital, she returns to work only to get shot by the same person who caused her car accident. Maurice stays by her side throughout everything. Almost losing LeAsia so many times makes him realize that life is short, so he throws caution to the wind when she is back on her feet for the second time. He wants LeAsia in his life permanently.