BreathLess
You leave me breathless; my head is spinning. You're perfect, and I'm so over the top in love with you. And that feeling makes me so nervous.
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Bianca is a calm, celibate, and emotionally reserved young fashion designing businesswoman who visits her best friend, Nelly, and Nelly’s beloved grandmother, Mathilda, whenever she has free time. She’s not close to the rest of the family and keeps a respectful distance. Her bond is mainly with Nelly and Mathilda, who has grown to love Bianca like her own granddaughter. Quiet and intentional, Bianca has always promised herself — and Nelly — that she would never get involved with anyone in the Anderson family. But fate, of course, has other plans.
Justin, Nelly’s older brother, is a successful, serious multibillionaire businessman who was once engaged to his longtime girlfriend, Lorena. Just as their wedding was about to become reality, Lorena made a devastating choice that broke Justin’s heart and destroyed the relationship. Since then, he’s closed himself off emotionally, bitter and bruised, wanting nothing to do with love. He’s not interested in moving on—or so he tells himself.
Then he notices Bianca.
At first, she’s just Nelly’s quiet best friend who visits occasionally. But there’s something about her presence—so calm, so different from what he’s known—that begins to break through his walls. Justin fights the attraction. He doesn’t want to rebound. He doesn’t want to love again. And Bianca? She runs. She avoids. She’s not trying to be caught in anyone’s orbit—especially not the orbit of her best friend’s brother.
Still, something pulls them toward each other.
Bianca tries to remain neutral, reminding herself—and Nelly—that she would never cross any lines. She’s never even been in a relationship before and values her emotional and physical boundaries. But Justin begins to pursue her, slowly but intentionally, ignoring his own fears as he tries to earn her trust.
As the story unfolds, Justin must confront his lingering pain from Lorena’s betrayal and decide whether Bianca is worth risking vulnerability again. Bianca, meanwhile, must overcome her fears of intimacy, commitment, and the guilt of breaking an unspoken rule between best friends.
Conflict builds as their connection deepens. Bianca’s resolve to avoid a relationship clashes with her growing feelings. Justin’s pursuit tests his patience and honesty. Nelly begins to suspect something, and tension rises between loyalty and love.
Eventually, Bianca is forced to confront her heart: Is she truly avoiding love to protect herself, or is she just afraid to be seen fully? Justin, in turn, must prove that his love for Bianca isn’t a distraction from heartbreak—it’s something real.