The Thorne Between Us

Sable Hayes.

I never asked for Elias Thorne.

I never wanted his attention, his interference, or the way his presence seems to follow me wherever I go.

He has a talent for getting under my skin, for finding every weakness I try to hide and pushing back until I break.

So I made him a promise.

I will never trust him.

No matter how many times he saves me.

No matter how many secrets he keeps.

Not matter how many times I catch him looking at me like I'm something more than an enemy.

Because people like Elias Thorne don't protect people like me without wanting something in return.

And if there's one thing I've learned, it's that the most dangerous person isn't the one who hates you.

It's the one who makes you question why you hate them at all.

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Elias Throne.

Sable was supposed to be temporary.

A complication. An inconvenience.

Someone I could keep at a distance until she was no longer my problem.

Then she started fighting back.

She doesn't fear me. She doesn't listen to me.

And despite everything I've done to keep her away, she keeps finding he way past every wall I've built.

She sees too much.

The anger.

The secrets.

The parts of me I've spent years burying.

I should hate her for it.

Instead, I find myself wanting to know everything about her.

And that's dangerous.

Because Sable doesn't know what she's getting herself into.

She thinks I'm her enemy.

I'm beginning to think she's the only person who could destroy me.