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"I don't like dealing with little girls who get complacent." Lukas' exterior, if it was possible, became colder as he held me against his chest. 

"And I don't like dealing with little boys who think they can control me. I've been there, done that, and got the scars to prove it. So just back off." He may have saved my life this evening but that didn't mean I was about to accept his presence in my life. Especially when he thought he had the right to tell me what I can and cannot do.

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Danielle Browning has a past which she is not fond of remembering and is terrified of what the future may hold.

She is constantly looking over her should and unable to forget what happened to her. She wants to be but she cannot hide; especially not from the very thing which she is running from.

Lukas Benson is the protection which Danielle doesn't even know she has. He is cold, calculated and only cares about the job at hand.

Not the type of person Danielle is willing to associate herself with.

But, when their worlds collide and Danielle finds her life at risk, Lukas is the only person she can associate herself with.

What's the worst that could happen?All Rights Reserved

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Into the Velvet

EDITORS' CHOICE 2021After falling for her senior year teacher, Louise learns a harsh lesson on what adulthood isn't. Louise has some trauma to unpack. Heartbreak's a bitch, and her first relationship had been anything but normal. Thinking herself mature for her age, her affair with Mr. Cain started swooningly well. Except things ended quite abruptly. It's a lot for a seventeen year old to handle. But who's really at fault for what happened? Who even is Mr. Cain, and what is he hiding? From the wreckage of her naivety and self-esteem, can Louise save her friendships and rebuild herself? Our love songs aren't telling the whole truth. How can this be? In this tale of vulnerability, adolescence and painful reckoning, the arrogance of youth demands a price. * "'You're what, Louise?' he asked. 'You're sorry? What am I supposed to do here? How can I turn this around? How can I tell you that everything you want and feel is reciprocated, when I have to go back to work and pretend none of it happened?' 'I don't know the answer!' I cried. 'Neither of us do.' I threw my hands up in defeat. He caught them before they could fall. 'But how do I go back to living without your words?' His voice became a whisper. He squeezed my fingers tightly, closing his eyes and bringing them to his chest. 'I need how you make me feel, Luiza. I need it to feel alive. I won't stay away. No one's made me feel this good before. And I can't stand myself for wanting what I want. What do I do?' I was a violin bow on the verge of splintering. Every inch of me pulsed with an ache that began from the marrow of my bones. Fate had brought us here. At this crossroads of ours, there were a hundred different choices to make. A thousand different lifetimes to choose from, stemming from and decided entirely by my next choice. And in the end, I chose incorrectly. I held his face between my hands, feeling the echoing pulse of his skin. I brought his face to mine. I kissed him."