Bloom in June: A best friend's brother romance (The Rising #3)

June,

I've loved Marcus Miller for as long as I can remember-
My best friend's older brother.
Grumpy, emotionally unavailable, and quite possibly the most devastatingly handsome man alive.
The problem? I don't think he even noticed I existed.
And when he finally did¿
I'm pretty sure he fell in hate with me.
He flinched when I got too close. He scowled when I smiled.
But I saw it-the way his eyes darkened when I laughed.
He could deny it all he wanted, but I wasn't the only one falling.

MARCUS

To the world, I was the perfect man-
Powerful. Wealthy. Desired. Untouchable.
But I was a man made of scars.
Touch repulsed me. Emotion unnerved me.
I'd built walls no one could break-until her.
One touch from her, and everything shattered.
She made me feel alive. That terrified me.
I didn't want to need her. I didn't want to crave her.
But I did. And I hated it.


I hated the way she slipped under my skin.
I hated the way she made me want things I couldn't afford to feel.
Most of all, I hated that I didn't hate her at all.

Because once you've touched heaven, it's impossible to pretend you're fine in hell