HATE ME GENTLY
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Last published Fri, May 16, 2025
"Hate Me Gently"
Some hearts don't break-they bruise quietly and carry on. Until someone sees the pain beneath the armor.
Ava Blake doesn't believe in love not the kind that doesn't leave scars. She's guarded, sharp-tongued, and tired of pretending everything's fine. Asher Carter is everything she hates: calm, unreadable, and too good at hiding his broken pieces.
They weren't supposed to matter to each other. But when a cruel twist of fate throws them together, old wounds resurface and so does the undeniable pull between them.
They fight. They clash. But beneath every insult is a secret truth: both of them are terrified of being truly seen.
Enemies-to-lovers. Slow-burn tension. Messy pasts.
And a love story that's not about saving each other
but about learning how to survive together........
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