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For five years, I worked beside Ethan Moore as his "invisible designer,"and once again, he handed the lead role to someone else. He always had the same promise ready. "Aria, think of the bigger picture. Just hold on a little longer. "Once we secure the next round of funding, once we ring the bell in Skellethyr, the next project will have your name as lead designer." At twenty-one, I believed him. I staked my future on a promise that never came. But I had turned twenty-eight. Somewhere along the way, the love and determination I once had were eroded by endless revisions and years of waiting. So I packed up my portfolio and walked away from the Turia dream I'd chased for half my life, and from him. Ethan, this time, I would not wait anymore.