Deprived: Book Five (bxb) ✔️
Book Five out of five in the New Beginnings Series.
OLIVER PIERCE:
I've always waited for the darkness to consume me. Every day, I open my eyes, and I wait for it to hit. It never does. I cry for hurt animals, mourn the loss of life, and hurt in the name of others.
Empathy is something I have, and it's stronger than I thought.
There wasn't any kind of darkness in me, but I still feared it would pop up.
Five years ago, my girlfriend of three years completely abandoned me when she found out about my past. And I made the vow to never open myself up to anyone romantically again.
It was better this way.
But there is this irritating "bad boy" who thinks the world owes him. I've known him for the last four years, and he won't leave me alone!
He made a bet to win my heart.
Our friend group is going on a road trip, and I'm stuck with him as a roommate. I'm straight. I'm closed off. I don't like him! I swear!
Shit, I might have been wrong about that because why does he feel so right?
MALACHI REEVES:
The bet is to win his heart.
That's the prize.
I'd have his heart.
I'd have him.
And he's all I've ever wanted.
However, Oliver swears he's straight, but I noticed the way he looked at me through college. The curiosity in his stare.
So, I want to show him what I have to offer him during this damn road trip across the United States.
Things don't go at all how I planned.
Something dark and haunted lives within Oliver Pierce, and I want to help him through it. The sweet smiles, the soft laughter, and everything in between-I want it to be mine.
I have two months to prove to him that we're meant to be. No matter what darkness lingers behind him, I'll help him battle it all.
I'll keep him safe. Protected.
But only if he lets me.
