Want You Still: Alternate Cover by Ce Ricci & Marley Valentine (Paperback)

Duty, honour, and sacrifice have always come first, leaving little room for anything personal or lasting. A life built on responsibility makes moments of escape rare, which is why one night with a stranger feels simple—no promises, no expectations, no future.

But what begins as a brief connection refuses to stay contained.

A chance encounter turns into something deeper, forming a bond neither person planned for. With distance ahead and obligations pulling them in different directions, they try to keep things contained. At first, staying in touch feels easy enough, but time slowly shifts what they share into something harder to define.

Separation stretches the connection thin, turning closeness into memory. Just when it feels like the past has settled, life brings them back into each other’s orbit. Only now, everything is different, and what once felt uncomplicated is layered with new limits and consequences.

Walking away should be simple. The practical choice. The one that protects what remains of their carefully built lives.

Yet some connections do not fade, no matter how much time passes or how far apart two people drift.

As old feelings return, the line between responsibility and desire becomes harder to hold. What they want and what they should do no longer align, leaving both forced to confront what still lingers between them.

In a world shaped by duty and expectation, the heart proves harder to control than either of them expected.

This is the alternate cover edition of Want You Still.