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    Sometimes | z.m.
    Sometimes | z.m.
    MaddieEllen
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      Time 2h 39m
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    • Reads
      Reads 106,014
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    • Parts
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      4343
    • Time
      Time 2h 39m
      2 hours, 39 minutes2h 39m
    MaddieEllen
    Complete
    Complete, First published Nov 20, 2018
    ROMANCE | "Sometimes things change."
        
        A marriage arranged to help her start a new life has left Isabelle and Zayn stuck in the middle of a relationship neither of them are enjoying.
        
        In the beginning, this marriage wasn't meant to be about love, rather, just doing what they needed to do. But now, after being married for over two years, they are trying to stay together. It seems to be getting even harder to be around each other as fights have seemed to ruin any good times they've had together.
        
        They both have their own faults but the only trick is learning to overcome them and find the love that's been missing from their marriage.
        
        Maybe the answer to their problems is back at the beginning.
        
        -
        Rankings:
        #1 - #zaynjavaddmalik
        #1 - #javadd
        -
        Started: Winter 2018
        Finished: Summer 2019
        -
        |Novella|
    All Rights Reserved
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    • love
    • lust
    • malik
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    • romance
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    Table of contents
    • {SOMETIMES}
      Wed, Nov 21, 2018
    • {Trailer}
      Tue, Mar 12, 2019
    • 1: As Usual
      Wed, Nov 21, 2018
    • 2: There He Goes
      Sat, Nov 24, 2018
    • 3: You Never Loved Me
      Mon, Nov 26, 2018
    • 4: Over Again
      Tue, Nov 27, 2018
    • 5: Thin Ice
      Sun, Dec 9, 2018
    • 6: Hot Chocolate and Heated Talks
      Fri, Dec 21, 2018
    • 7: Blankets, Movies and Warmth
      Fri, Dec 28, 2018
    • 8. You're Not The One
      Sun, Dec 30, 2018
    • 9. The One I Want
      Tue, Jan 1, 2019
    • 10. Chances and Change
      Thu, Jan 3, 2019
    • 11. The Way It Is
      Sat, Jan 5, 2019
    • 12. Just Maybe
      Sat, Jan 12, 2019
    • 13. Find A Place
      Sat, Jan 19, 2019
    • 14. Barely Scraped, Badly Bruised
      Sat, Feb 2, 2019
    • 15. Bringing It Back
      Fri, Feb 15, 2019
    • 16. Book Stores and Karaoke Bars
      Sat, Feb 16, 2019
    • 17. For You, Love
      Sun, Feb 17, 2019
    • 18. Isa
      Tue, Feb 19, 2019
    • 19. His Past With Her
      Thu, Feb 28, 2019
    • 20. The Girlfriend
      Thu, Mar 14, 2019
    • 21: The Truth
      Sat, Mar 16, 2019
    • 22. A Good Night
      Sun, Mar 17, 2019
    • 23. What If
      Fri, Mar 22, 2019
    • 24. Priceless
      Sun, Mar 24, 2019
    • 25. Happier
      Thu, Mar 28, 2019
    • 26. Stay
      Thu, Mar 28, 2019
    • 27. If We Make It
      Wed, Apr 10, 2019
    • 28. The Dress
      Sun, Apr 21, 2019
    • 29. Cracked
      Mon, Apr 22, 2019
    • 30. Too Much
      Wed, Apr 24, 2019
    • 32. Listen While You Sleep
      Fri, Apr 26, 2019
    • 33. In My Arms
      Mon, Apr 29, 2019
    • 34. Do I?
      Sat, May 25, 2019
    • 35. Marry Me
      Mon, Jun 3, 2019
    • 36: A Home For Us
      Wed, Jun 5, 2019
    • 37. Wedding Bells
      Fri, Jun 7, 2019
    • 38. I Love You
      Sat, Jun 8, 2019
    • 39. Sometimes Things Change
      Sun, Jun 9, 2019
    • 40. When I Said Forever
      Mon, Jun 10, 2019
    • Epilogue. Always
      Tue, Jun 11, 2019
    • Update on sequel
      Sun, Nov 24, 2019

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    ROMANCE | "Sometimes things change."
        
        A marriage arranged to help her start a new life has left Isabelle and Zayn stuck in the middle of a relationship neither of them are enjoying.
        
        In the beginning, this marriage wasn't meant to be about love, rather, just doing what they needed to do. But now, after being married for over two years, they are trying to stay together. It seems to be getting even harder to be around each other as fights have seemed to ruin any good times they've had together.
        
        They both have their own faults but the only trick is learning to overcome them and find the love that's been missing from their marriage.
        
        Maybe the answer to their problems is back at the beginning.
        
        -
        Rankings:
        #1 - #zaynjavaddmalik
        #1 - #javadd
        -
        Started: Winter 2018
        Finished: Summer 2019
        -
        |Novella|

    43 parts

    • 40. When I Said Forever
      Mon, Jun 10, 2019
    • Epilogue. Always
      Tue, Jun 11, 2019
    • Update on sequel
      Sun, Nov 24, 2019
    #267malik
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