"If you could stop getting into fights, literally every part of my body would appreciate it" I stared down those sharp amber eyes.
He smirked, grabbing my chin and pulling my face close to his. "I mean, my pinky toe wishes you'd stop hitting yours against the edge of the kitchen counter but we don't always get what we want, do we?"
It all started with an unexplained bruise. What followed were many more things that were the very definition of unexplainable. Fated individuals, long destined to be connected, every injury, hurt, bruise and cut one receives will also be passed on to the other. This is the curse suddenly plaguing Phoebe's life, and all she can think of is one thing. Why did it partner her with trouble-maker James Lyon, a boy who's habit of fighting leaves him constantly battered and bruised? There's nothing more romantic than a boy protecting you until you remember they're protecting themselves, is there?
▪︎trigger warning▪︎
- fighting
- mentions of death
- strong language
- mature themes
- booze/drinking
- mentions of suicide
- mentions of abuse
- mentions of sexual abuse
Arizona lives in Harlem, New York. Everything was fine with her and her little sister. After something tragic happens, finding the man who did it was her goal. She was alone now, fighting and clawing her way to the top.
Meeting him wasn't great, she was angry with him for almost beating her. She was the best and he was too. Thinking it was a one time, one night thing was a stupid thought.
He wasn't safe and he didn't think he was really a great person at all, but he was a good fighter. So was she, the best fighter he had seen before including himself.
Becoming part of a family wasn't on her to do list, yet here she is. Meeting new people, doing new and exciting things, and falling for a man she never thought would even look her way.
His smile was captivating. She fell without even realizing it. His eyes were her favorite thing by far.