Philophobia fear of emotional attachment; fear of being in, or falling in love. This is lowkey a toxic book😫.

BOOK 2 What started as a Sudden Attraction... became something Soulbound. But some bonds come with unexpected twists. ----‐------------------------------------ "You done?" Marcus asked, arms crossed as he leaned against the wall. Calm. Unbothered. Andre was pacing the room, one hand running down his face, the other unconsciously resting over his stomach. His fingers pressed in slightly, like he was trying to ground himself. "You don't get it, Marcus. You shouldn't be here. I destroy everything I touch." Marcus sighed and pushed off the wall. He stepped forward, closing the space between them, and cupped Andre's jaw, forcing him to look up. "You done?" he repeated. Andre swallowed hard. "Marcus-" "Nah." Marcus's voice was firm, steady. "You're gonna stand here and tell me all the reasons I should leave. And when you're done, I'm gonna tell you why I'm never going anywhere." Andre stared at him, lips parting, searching for something to say-but nothing came. Marcus smirked, tilting his head. "Now c'mere, lemme rub on you."

"𝐅𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐥𝐞𝐟𝐭." -𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐎𝐜𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐁𝐱𝐁

Total opposites, but rumor has it; Opposites attract. What happens when unfortunate events cause loud and reckless Tristain, to be stuck with reserved and observant Demon as they're forced to work together. Will this cause them to put their differences to the side or will their stubbornness cause their goals to be ruined.