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BOOK 1 OF THE BRUISED HEARTS SERIES
"Help, I have done it again,
I have been here many times before."- Breathe me by Sia
Some loves hurt.
Some loves scar.
Aurora never imagined trusting anyone again-least of all Theo. He's infuriating. He's impossible. And yet, he sees the parts of her no one else does.
Every fight, every stolen moment, every heartbeat threatens to break them both. But when the past won't let go, sometimes the only way to move forward... is to set yourself on fire.
"I think you're going to have to ask me again," I murmured, tilting my chin up. "But like, really nicely this time."
Theo blinked. "You're serious?"
"Deadly."
A second passed. Then another. I watched the way his tongue ran along the inside of his cheek, watched his hand flex like he was trying not to grab me too fast, too rough.
And then, softer now-different-he said, "Rory." Just my name, but it held more weight than anything else. "Please, baby. Let me kiss you."
his storm, her shelter.