"I wish.... I wish you would tell me why you do this. Why you put up this...this facade?" I wanted him to tell me everything, the truth. I wanted him to know that he was not alone than what he thought he was.
"Nova, don't..." Ryder pulls away from me, the warmness from his body that was radiating to mine,now fading away. Confusion crosses my face as he gets up from the chair, putting space between us.
"Don't start that crap, Nova" I can tell that he was starting to get frustrated.
"Why not? I am just trying to understand you more, and you won't even let me in to do that!"
"What if I don't want to let you in?! What if I don't want you to understand me?" I was taken aback by his voice. Tears sprung to my eyes, but I blinked them away, not wanting to look weak in front of him.
"Ryder please..." I begged
"No!"
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17 year old Nova Winters is the bad girl of Eastwood High. She does what she wants, when she wants. When she was just four years old her father left, leaving Nova, her mom, and her unborn brother. Nova has been through a lot, causing her to not trust easy, especially when it comes to relationships. But what happens when Nova's best friend, gives her the riskiest dare that could change the aspect of her life?
Ryder Brooke's is the bad boy at Eastwood High. He's handsome, sexy, hot, gorgeous you know , like your average bad boy. He never let's anyone in, unless its his best friends. Ryder has had a rough past. A dead mother, and a busy working father who is hardly home. His life out of school is an abyss of loneliness. But what happens when he meets bad girl Nova Winters, the daredevil herself? What will he do when he finds out about what she did? It may be funny now, but when she gets on his bad side, Nova will not be laughing.
What will happen through this love-hate relationship of theirs? Fights? Enemies? Love? who knows. Come and enjoy this hectic roller-coaster ride
He smirks, "You've finally cracked."
I furrow my eyebrows, "You were baiting me? Jerk, just turn off your music!"
"Or what?" He asks teasingly.
"Or..or I'll tell the front office!"
He shrugs, "Go ahead, you're the only one complaining."
I glare at him, "Ooh you are so!"
He looks at me amusingly, "So what?"
"So!"
He brings his face closer to mine, "Say what you want to say." His voice was low as he stared into my eyes. I was suddenly mute, completely drawn into those warm brown eyes. I don't know why I did, but I leaned into him. Our lips finally colliding. His arms pull my body closer to his as he kisses me hungrily.
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It all started with a stupid dare.
21-year old transfer student Amina Bassey always had a plan. She knew from the age of 10 what college she was going to go to and how she was going to get there. She's always had perfect grades and fulfilled all of her parents expectations of her.
But all that changed the second she met Dominic Taylor, the most insufferable, impatient, and rudest man she had ever met. She hates him with all her guts, but at the same time can't get enough of him after a game of truth or dare leads the pair into a complicated relationship. How long can they last before things begin to fall apart?
(16 + themes of abuse, sexual content, language)
January 2024