Treasure [Harry Styles AU]

TREASURE SERIES (1/3) Brinna Harper; a twenty-three year old publicist's assistant with too much fear and not enough self control. After working her way out of an abusive household, Brinna struggles to cope with her need for harmless fun. But even a few harmless thrills add up.

When she happens to stumble into a new Las Vegas night club, all morals and responsibilities crumble to the ground. There, she finds a new harmless thrill, one who goes by the name of Harry.

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"But you never crave a drug? Or alcohol? You don't run from your obligations to get a fix, right?" He softens his brows.

"That doesn't mean I'm not addicted to it, I keep going back."

He sighs, eyes flicking between my own. "I hate to break it to you, but that's called being in your twenties, Brinna."

I pout at his roundabout way of calling my worries ridiculous. "That's how addiction starts, I like it so much that I keep coming back for more until eventually I get hooked."

"Not everyone gets addicted. Your parents went through something horrible and found comfort in something they shouldn't have. You smoke a little weed and make out with your friend. There's a big difference," he says bluntly.

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