He lost her onceHe refuses to lose her againCooper When my little brother snagged his boss’s girl after getting out of prison on parole I never thought his dick would be the guiding arrow that would put my life back on track, but here we are. The domino effect that set off a chain of events which steadied my world from spinning completely out of control.

When I stare into her icy blue eyes for the first time in eight extremely long years I finally feel like I can breathe again. I can feel the useless organ in my chest waking up at her proximity.

That is until she walks right back out the door and out of my life. KatriniaI wasn’t raised with warm and fuzzy hopes and dreams.

I was made blatantly aware of the cold harsh realities of the world from a very young age. Though that didn’t stop me from falling for my best friend's older brother.

I couldn’t fight it, I couldn’t deny it. I thought he couldn’t either.

I thought our love was mutual, a connection laid out by the fates that shone in the stars. Instead I was made to be a fool.

Of course my mother never let me forget it. I allowed myself to love once and it was a mistake I never made again.

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