Beautifully Broken - Riley Baron

She wasn't supposed to fall in love with one of her brother's best friends. He wasn't supposed to crave her with everything he was.

Sam

I fell for Cole the moment I met him. Never imagined that he would ever feel the same way. He was off limits, one of my brother Asher's best friends. He made me feel safe and protected in his arms when I lost Ash, and I should have trusted him. I should have told him what was going on.

It's been four years since I ran, and now that he's found me, I'm tired of keeping secrets from him. I've never stopped loving him. I need to trust him. He deserves to know everything that happened then. Why I left. But will I lose him when he learns the truth?

Cole

She's changed, but then, so have I. I'm not letting her go now that I have her back. She's not safe on her own. I need to make her see that we're stronger together and that I can handle all her secrets. I don't care about her past. I love all of her broken pieces.

I won't lose her, not again. Whatever it takes, no one will take her from me because without her, I'm as broken as she claims to be.