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This is what I once mistook for boredom. Because I was conditioned to equate anxiety with attraction. He reaches for my hand—not as a declaration, not to anchor me—but because his body wants to be near mine. There’s no question in the gesture. No testing. Just ease. And somehow, that ease is electric. I realize something then: Fire doesn’t have to burn to be real. Burning is what happens when two people bring unresolved heat to the same space. This fire is contained. Directed. It warms instead of consumes.

he interrupted. “Stop following me Jax,” I commanded establishing my authority changing the conversation because at the end of the day he was just a massive fan of mine. “No, I want recommendations on books, preferably the slow burns with two people trying to fight their connection when they were soulmates from the moment they met but they were blind.” I know what he was doing. He was trying to describe our romance but ours was a tragedy, not a romance in my books anyway. I huffed annoyed and played his game, by saying “I would recommend Birthday Girl by Penelo-“

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Harold hurriedly tattled on her, “The title of the novel is ‘The Domineering CEO Fell in Love with Me.’” Adina fell silent. Duke remained silent as well. Was it appropriate for someone so young to read romance novels? Melody spat out her tongue guiltily. “I’m not reading novels. I’m just learning to recognize new words.” Adina stood up and grabbed some classic books from the bookshelf. “Finish up these books first, then I won’t stop you from reading whatever novels you want.” She believed that after Melody had read the classic books, her appreciation of good reading material would be greatly improved, and she would no longer be interested in these romance novels.

The rest of the class goes by in a blur, and I do my best to focus, but I’m way off my game. My mind is teeming, my body strangely energized, and I make a vow right then and there that I need to stop reading so many damn romance novels. I read one or two a day, fully immersed in the escapism it brings me, and I think they’re getting to my fucking head. I’ve always been a hopeless romantic, but it wasn’t until I hit my senior year in high school I discovered romance. I’ve been a complete addict ever since. But this obsession has not served me well, especially since my particular tastes these days are always the kinky variety involving handcuffs and safewords and dominants.

"He even asked if you wanted help...help getting away." I eyed her cautiously. "Did you tell Francis?" "No!" Nora was quick to deny it. "I wouldn't rat you out. However, Natalie...if you really want out, I'm here for you." I stared at her, at the innocence in her young face. At the age of 20, she was supposed to be in college, experiencing first loves and lively parties, not caught up in the mafia's brutal power struggles. Yet there she was, having chosen this life, or more accurately, having been pulled into it by Francis.

In this case, he could only hold himself back and give her time to accept him slowly. They laid down on the bed, and he asked, "Do you girls like to read domineering CEO related novels?" "They're alright. I prefer reading ancient romance novels," Wrenna said. "Some of those domineering CEO romance novel titles are related to spoiling the girl, but in fact, they turn out to be heart-tormenting. I don't like to read those types of stories." Charles thought to himself, "Ancient romance novels? What the hell is that?"

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And not just any romance—dark romance, enemies-to-lovers, mafia romance, arranged marriage, all the subgenres I devoured in private. "This is our most popular section," Edward said, noticing my reaction. "Romance readers are loyal. And they buy a lot of books." "I can see that." Next to it was fantasy. Then a section labeled "Romantasy" that made my heart skip. Sarah J. Maas. Jennifer L. Armentrout. Rebecca Yarros. All my favorites, beautifully displayed. "You read?" Edward asked. "Yeah. A lot, actually." "What genres?" "These, mostly." I gestured to the romance and fantasy sections. "Dark romance. Romantasy. Anything with morally gray characters and impossible love stories."

But she was of the baby-boomer generation that believed in Free Love and Make Love Not War. Sex was her drug of choice. She was addicted to it. That made her very popular and she was able to capitalize upon her good looks and innate intelligence to parlay her desires into wealth, if not fame. Admittedly not all of her endeavors were legal. So my mom was not the only one to see the inside of a jail cell.