He had loved her with all his might. The very thought that she could be taken away from him wrecked his mind every night. And then that nightmare turned into a reality. She was ripped from his grasp, and the worst part was that she allowed herself to be taken from him. He loved her with all his might. And that love came to be the justification to permit the destruction of his life. Until he met Teresa. ~~~ When male model Ash Stymest turns into a runaway celebrity, the last thing he wants is for someone to recognize him. But soon he finds out, it was exactly what he needed. When Teresa Smith supposedly blows his cover, her world is flipped when he shows up at her door three days later. He needs help. And right now she's the only help he allows himself to have. Through the ups and downs of their budding friendship, Ash finds himself being drawn to her - a feeling he wanted to avoid with any girl in the first place. Teresa feels the same, being drawn to his cynical nature and self-destructing habits. The duo find ways to heal and reconcile with past hurts. But some, especially ones that deal with ex-lovers, just aren't so easy to patch over.

As he chugged the bottle of clear liquid that was tightly held in his tattooed hand, I watched his lips go to the opening and take a forbidden sip. I desperately wanted to know what they would feel like on me. As he pulled out his third cigarette that hour, I should have asked what he was trying to gas out. But I was to focused on how he gracefully clutched the thin killing machine in his hands. I wanted to know if he would hold me like that. I watched as he destroyed himself with every sip or inhale. He would look at me with a soulless smile, and for a moment, I forgot what I was worrying about.

"Are you sure you love me?" "It's complicated." "It shouldn't be." --- Sequel to The Anatomy of Bad Boys.

***WATTPAD VERSION. There is a revised version available on Amazon*** [Melkin Series book #1] ════════════════ "Travis?" I asked as softly as I could. He smiled, tweaking the corners of his mouth up. If my eyes hadn't adjusted to the darkness by now, I wouldn't have caught it. "You're like heaven from the view in hell," he said. ════════════════ Lacey Carson dreamed of experiencing the exciting world outside of the mundane town her father limited her to. Then she met Travis Miller, who was a little more adventure than she was ready for. Join her as she learns about the ups and downs of independence, her own strength, and the gang world she quickly becomes immersed into.