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His Nanny Mate: Relationships at the Start

The Boyfriend She Counted On Withdraws Support

Meet them in the first five chapters See the ebook edition

This opening note focuses on the first paragraphs of chapter 1. The free reading sample contains five complete chapters.

Relationships in the opening

The Boyfriend She Counted On Withdraws Support

After an exhausting search for work, Moana thinks of Sam as the stable relationship she still has and considers sharing a home with him. Seeing him kiss another woman abruptly undermines that expectation, but his explanation cuts further: he evaluates partners by the advantages they can provide. Her distress therefore concerns more than fidelity; the person she imagined as a source of mutual support treats dependence as a fault.

What does Moana expect their shared history to mean, and how does Sam redefine its value?

Read the scene in chapter 1