I like someone, and it feels weird. Every melody I listen to, his face floods my mind. In each vibrant sunset I witness, his company is all I crave. Even in my painted strokes, he is the muse that guides my hand. I never anticipated that liking someone would mean seeing traces of them everywhere, glimpsing their features in passing faces, and sensing their essence despite their absence. It's taking over my life, sucking me dry of my very own existence.
Yet, liking him was not just sunshine and butterflies. Yes, liking someone is fun, but not until the cruel reality sets in - the devastating truth that he will never reciprocate. A path he will never tread, an imperfection he cannot accept, and a future he could never imagine. Being with him is the type of dream that's too fictional to exist in his reality.
In the distance, far from where his eyes can see, my existence remains, a shade forever unseen.
Nixon is the 3rd book in the Broken Series. (Ryan is the 1st, Brynn is the 2nd)
Nixon leaves rehab early because he can't deal with being there anymore. His sister Kelis finds someone in need of a roommate so he moves in with the girl and gives her his middle name, Lucas. He quickly becomes addicted to the girl and once he gets one taste he's done for. He warns her about his past, about his name, but she ignores all the red flags, not realizing exactly how intertwined she is with the people from his past. He becomes enamored with her, feels like she was made for him while still battling the demons of his past and soon it all becomes too much for him to handle. He makes a heartbreaking decision, thinking it's what's best for both of them and everything changes.
Trigger/Content Warning: this book contains mature content, talks of suicide, mental and physical abuse, selfharm, drug use, and addiction
Cover designed by Anastasia Wright