He looks like he might close the space between us. He looks like he wants to.
My brain supplies a dozen sane exits. My body refuses every one.
He looks as if he might kiss me.
So I do something- exactly the kind of crazy I'm proud of but later I regret.
I bite him right on the shoulder.
He's in a tank, and my teeth definitely sink in. "What the hell?" he jerks back with a sharp laugh, stumbling slightly. "Did you just bite me?"
"I panicked!" I defend, a little too quickly.
"You don't have to mark me when I'm already yours, Swan." he says.
Excuse me?
"What!?" I blink, nearly tripping over my own foot. "What did you just say?"
He shrugs, all cool and composed, "I'm already yours." he repeats, like it's nothing. Like it's not the verbal equivalent of a punch to the stomach and a kiss to the soul.
My jaw drops. "Are you- are you okay?"
"Perfectly," he says, then taps his shoulder. "Just sore though."
✧𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐨𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫.✧
✩Amara Fontaine, a 24 year old ballerina.
She was light, grace, and everything golden.
A ballerina with a heart too kind for the cruel world.
But even the brightest stars can be swallowed by the dark.
🜲Xavier Hayes, a 27 year old boxer.
He was ruthless, untouchable, and everything dark.
A man who never let anyone close-until her.
But love makes even the strongest men bleed.
Tropes-
Boxer X Ballerina
Enemies to Lovers
Touch her and 🔪
He fell first and she fell harder
Possessive and Obsessed MCs
Nicknames and Banter
Betrayal and Revenge
[THIS IS A CLOSED DOOR ROMANCE!]
When River crosses paths with a man who speaks to every hidden hunger inside her, their connection spirals into an all-consuming pull neither of them can resist-but is she Grayson's salvation... or his ruin?
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Everyone in River Avelle's hometown knows about Grayson Maddox-the troubled bad boy who almost killed another student in the middle of the school hallway. Those who look into Grayson's eyes only see pure fury and hatred.
They all think he's beyond redemption, even Grayson himself.
But not River. As the seemingly perfect good girl, River saw something more in those alluring grey eyes. Something worth holding onto.
From the first time their eyes connect, both Grayson and River feel the intense, undeniable attraction between them...but neither of them understand what's pulling them together so fiercely.
The closer they get and the more vulnerable they become, River has to wonder: is she saving Grayson from his darkness? Or is she just pulling him further into hers?
***
He tips my head toward his with his index finger, keeping my eyes trained on him and driving me crazy with the primal look on his face.
His grey eyes look heavy, filled with dark desire, and a shock runs up through my core. Everything around us disappears and all I can sense is him and the hardness pressing between my legs.
"What are you doing to me, River?" he whispers, his voice raspy and utterly captivated. His face is lowering and I'm closing my eyes, waiting for soft lips to press against mine. My whole body is on fire as I hold my breath for his touch.
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Cover by @strayin