From lovers to enemies

Ava Sinclair stood beneath the old oak tree, the same place where Ethan Carter had first kissed her when they were thirteen. The town of Ashwood was small, the kind of place where everyone knew everyone's business, and today, the only business that mattered was Ethan's proposal. Ava stared down at the diamond ring glistening in the fading sunlight. It wasn't extravagant, but it was perfect. The boy she had loved since childhood, the man she thought she'd spend forever with. And she said "Yes," with tears welling in her eyes.