❝ You have robbed me of all heart and mind, I love you, sweet bandit of my soul. ❞
Life was going pretty normal for Akari Hill-Miuri until she saw one of the hottest guys in her Campus bloodied and bruised on her doorsteps.
But, what would she do when she had to suddenly hide an alleged-criminal accused of murder in her shared apartment with her best friend? ─ And, it isn't just anyone.
It is Julian Jones ─ that tattooed devastatingly hot guy in college that Akari had never spoken to before.
The solution? She falls in love with him, of course.
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As Julian's lips brushed against her ear, his voice was a low, fervent whisper, sending a shiver of anticipation coursing through Akari's body. "Don't look at me like that, starlight," he murmured, his tone laced with desire, "I wouldn't be able to control myself."
Akari's voice was barely a whisper, breathless with need. "Take me," she pleaded, her words a fervent plea for release, a declaration of surrender to the undeniable pull of their desire.
"You expect me to forget everything?" His voice comes out as a whisper. "To act like it doesn't hurt me to see you with him or that I'm still not crazy in love with you?"
"Mason." I gulp nervously and fold my arms.
"I can't do that. I can't. I love you, Maya."
I look up at him and softly gasp. He still loves me? Tears fill my eyes but I blink them back. I shake off every doubting thought I had in my mind and run to him.
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Two years should be enough to get over someone, right?
It's already difficult for Maya Banks and Mason Wilder to forget each other even after all that time apart. When fate plays a cruel joke on them and brings them into each other's lives for the second time, they're forced to explore old emotions.
Will their traumatic past come in the way of their love or will love triangles and guilt do the trick?
Sequel to A Kiss for Maya.