"You know you can smile right? It's not like illegal or anything" Alexis smiled sweetly at him
He looked at her and tugged up the right side of his mouth to form a pathetic limp smile to satisfy her
Alexis giggled "you're so adorable"
He huffed a laugh weakly smiling but it was honest this time "whatever you say"
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Harry is a 28 year old who is the CEO to a security company
Harry grew up having an extremely abusive father that left him as an exceptionally cold man who has no desire to change
Alexis is a 23 year old woman who is absolutely bubbly and positive who meets Harry by chance and starts to work for him
Alexis was abused but refused to let it drag her down so she does her best to be happy and cheerful to make ,not only herself, but others feel better
Will she melt his harsh icy exterior? Or will he break her out of her positive mindset?
Love. War. Lies. Nothing stays buried.
Emersyn escaped once. But freedom comes with scars, and the past has a way of bleeding through the cracks.
As secrets unravel and loyalties fracture, she's forced to decide who she can trust in a world built on betrayal. And Harry Styles, the only person who felt like safety, might be the one who costs her everything.
When it comes down to him or her, survival or sacrifice, she knows one thing:
She's not making the wrong choice this time.
*
"Then help me understand."
The room tilts. My breath is ragged, his face too close, that quiet demand pulling the ground out from under me. Neither of us moves. There's an inch between us that feels like a cliff edge, almost like one wrong step will send us both over.
"I hate you," I whisper, the words tasting like blood and truth.
His jaw tightens, and his eyes drag over my face like he's memorizing every line, every crack I swore I'd never let him see. The silence stretches thin; my pulse is hammering so loud it drowns out the world.
"Good," he mutters finally, voice rough.
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Started: 1/14/2025
Ended: TBD
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(Cover credit @antiheroics16)