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“It doesn’t matter. We’re not teenagers anymore. We’re adults. It’s our job to learn more and do better.
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“Sounds like the guy you’re not worried about didn’t grow up with any kind of emotional support to show him what it’s like to be a real man in a real relationship,” Joel said, magically appearing behind the bar. “A guy like that might think the only way he can keep something safe is by keeping his distance.”
“Broken men break women, Sloane.” I went still. “Lucian,” I whispered. “My father broke my mother to the point that even years later, she’s still a victim,” he continued. “She might never be whole or healthy because of him. I didn’t want to chance that with you. I didn’t want you anywhere near me where men like my father or Anthony Hugo could hurt you to hurt me.” I gripped his forearms, unsure of what to say. I felt dizzy and off-kilter, as if his words were enough to shake the very foundations I’d built my life on. “I can still hear the snap of your bones in my head,” he confessed. “I wasn’t
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This was beautiful and healing. The author must have trauma background or studies a lot of psychology.
