You Were Mine

Jul 13, 2026

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The opening of Abbi Glines’ novel recounts a defining choice that leaves the narrator haunted. Years earlier, Tripp departs Rosemary Beach after a summer that changed him, torn between fear, family pressure, and love for Bethy. Following a loss and broken circumstances, he returns to protect Bethy, even as she resists him—setting the emotional stakes for the story.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryStory & Novel

FormatPDF

Pages237

Reading Time6 h 5 min

AccessFree to download

Thank you for downloading this Atria Books eBook. Sign up for our newsletter and receive special offers , access to bonus content , and info on the latest new releases and other great eBooks from Atria Books and Simon & Schuster. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP or visit us online to sign up at [eBookNews.SimonandSchuster.com](eBookNews.SimonandSchuster.com) To every reader who has lost someone they loved. May your heart find its own healing through unconditional love. Prologue Tripp Everyone has that defining moment in life. That one choice you have to make. I had my moment , and it has haunted me ever since. In those defining moments , you either pave a road to happiness or you regret every step from then on. For me , I don’t know which road would have been the best , because between my two choices , neither of them included her. I was young and so fucking scared. Scared of being forced by my parents to be someone I didn’t want to be. Scared of making the wrong choice. Scared of leaving her. But mostly , I was scared of losing her. She was my regret. Leaving her changed me. The moment I climbed onto my bike and drove out of Rosemary Beach , Florida , I left true joy behind. I’d only had that summer with her , three months that altered me forever. But what I would never be able to forgive myself for was that they had changed her just as much. She was beyond broken now. I couldn’t reach her. Seeing her in pain broke my soul. Losing my cousin Jace had caused deep pain in both of us , something I never wanted to relive. He would forever bein my heart. I’d never forget his laugh and the easy way he loved and lived his life. He didn’t live in the world of fear I inhabited. He chose his path , and he walked it. He was the better man. And I had been able to stand back and let him have her. She deserved the better man. Now he was gone , and both of our worlds were thrown off-balance. Because I couldn’t stand back anymore. No one was protecting her. No one was holding her , but she wouldn’t fucking let me near her. She wasn’t going to let me fix the past. I’d severed any hope of that when I’d driven away and left her with no other choice but to be with Jace. If only I could embrace the emptiness and accept it. But I couldn’t. Not when I saw her lost , beautiful face. She needed me as much as I needed her. Our story wasn’t over. It would never be over. If I had to stay here and watch over her , even though she wouldn’t let me get near her , I would. For the rest of my motherfucking life. I’d stay right here. Making sure my Bethy was OK. Tripp Eight years ago It wasn’t just another summer. It was my last summer here in Rosemary Beach. I was already feeling the suffocating presence of my father and his plans for me. He was so sure I’d leave for Yale in the fall. I’d gotten in , thanks to his connections. He’d made me take a tour of the campus , and once I was in , he’d forced me to accept. “Nobody turns down Yale.” It was all that ever ca

Jul 13, 2026

Uploaded by Finn