Until We Became Strangers: We Were Each Other's Future... Until We Became Strangers, (Paperback)

<br><b>UNTIL WE BECAME STRANGERS</b><br><b>A Heartstrings Novel</b><b>By Darwin Manalo</b><p>Some love stories don't end with betrayal.</p><p>They end with distance.</p><p>Nerahd Asuncion and Cathy Villavicencio met when they were thirteen years old.</p><p>What began as an innocent friendship quickly grew into something deeper-a secret relationship hidden from Cathy's strict parents, who forbade her from having a boyfriend until she completed her studies.</p><p>For years, they shared dreams of forever.</p><p>They imagined graduating together.</p><p>Building a future together.</p><p>Growing old together.</p><p>But life had different plans.</p><p>After high school, Cathy enters college while Nerahd puts his dreams on hold to help support his family. As responsibilities increase and paths diverge, cracks begin to appear in the relationship they fought so hard to protect.</p><p>Then Nerahd joins the Armed Forces.</p><p>Separated by distance, time, and growing silence, they struggle to hold onto the love that once seemed unbreakable.</p><p>Calls become fewer.</p><p>Messages become shorter.</p><p>Days become weeks.</p><p>Weeks become months.</p><p>Until one day, Nerahd realizes the painful truth: </p><p>The girl he loves is already slipping away.</p><p>And when he discovers that Cathy has moved on with someone else, he must face the heartbreak of letting go of the person he thought would be his forever.</p><p><b>Until We Became Strangers</b> is an emotional young adult/new adult romance that explores: </p><ul><li> First Love</li><li> Secret Relationships</li><li> Long-Distance Love</li><li> Family Expectations</li><li> Military Life</li><li> Growing Apart</li><li> Heartbreak and Healing</li><li> Personal Growth and Moving On</li></ul><p>Perfect for readers who love emotional contemporary romance, coming-of-age stories, and novels that stay with them long after the final page.</p><p>Because sometimes the hardest part of love isn't losing someone...</p><p>It's watching them become a stranger.</p>

• Until We Became Strangers: We Were Each Other's Future... Until We Became Strangers, (Paperback)
• Author: Darwin Manalo
• ISBN: 9798185023532
• Format: Paperback
• Publication Date: 2026-06-30
• Page Count: 292