He broke my heart before he even knew it belonged to him.

Zack Ryan was always the one.

The one I couldn’t have.

The one who never looked at me the way I looked at him.

When he asked me to be the drummer in his band, I said yes—because it meant staying close, even when I was firmly in the friend zone. For years, I stood behind him on stage, keeping the rhythm while my heart beat only for him.

But the better our band becomes, the harder it is to pretend.

One night changes everything.

One night, he finally sees me.

And the next morning, he...

He broke my heart before he even knew it belonged to him.

Zack Ryan was always the one.

The one I couldn’t have.

The one who never looked at me the way I looked at him.

When he asked me to be the drummer in his band, I said yes—because it meant staying close, even when I was firmly in the friend zone. For years, I stood behind him on stage, keeping the rhythm while my heart beat only for him.

But the better our band becomes, the harder it is to pretend.

One night changes everything.

One night, he finally sees me.

And the next morning, he breaks me.

Now, nothing feels certain—except the music and the heartbreak that wont let me go.

I thought loving him would be enough.

I never expected it to shake me to my core

before it ruined me.