Already Broken.
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He didn't flinch when she touched him, not when she leaned in close enough that he felt the warmth of her breath as it escaped her nostrils. She didn't flinch when his heartbeat thumped against his ribs. Her stethoscope lays cool against his chest, cool against the scars and secrets his skin held like armor.
"It's a wonder it hasn't broken by now," she said gently, in that same voice that seemed to control the strength of the ocean tides just as the moon held them captive.
He didn't answer right away. Instead, he looked beyond at the clinic window, the sun hung low on the horizon, a peace so far away he could almost grasp the man he used to be- lost, somewhere in France, his face drowned by mud, despair-and the thought of all the things before this moment with her came together. Greta. Grace. Every damned person who crossed his path and ended up bearing his curse.
Then he met her gaze, unblinking, too blue to be real.
"Already broken."
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In the aftermath of her twin sister's tragic death, Reagan Sinclair finds herself in a never-ending battle against paralyzing panic attacks and drowning in grief. Desperate to just survive each day, Reagan's world is turned upside down when Paris unexpectedly enters her life, offering her a chance to explore a world of dominance she never knew she needed. As Reagan delves into a journey of self-discovery and passion, she must confront her suppressed emotions surrounding her sister's passing and her growing dependence on Paris. Join Reagan on a gripping adventure of love, loss, and finding the strength to heal in the face of unimaginable pain. "Why not?" I whisper against his lips, I want him closer to my body, I want it so badly it's almost painful. The sensation spreads through me like a relentless throbbing, engulfing my entire body. Paris pulls away to look at me, and his eyes are darker, deeper. I swallow at the primal desire pouring from his stare, eyes widening when he wraps his hand around my neck, his thumb stroking as it bobs. Almost instinctively, I raise my hand and put it over his, making him squeeze tighter. Paris growls low in his throat, and I close my eyes, marveling at the way every single nerve ending lights up. "Why not?" I ask again, just wishing he'd close the space between us. Just wishing he'd touch me. "No. This is wrong and I'm sorry I let it get this far. I'm older than you, love. You're so fucking young. This is......no," "I'm twenty, not seventeen, and I don't care. It doesn't matter," it's the wrong thing to say because when I open my eyes, he's shaking his head, his eyes locked on the wall near my head with an unreadable expression on his face. He removes his hand from around my throat, and the other slides slowly up my side and grips my waist, putting me more firmly against the wall. "No, Reagan," he says through clenched teeth, turning around and going to his room. I flinch at the sound of his bedroom door closing.
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