Collided (Dirty Air, #2)

by Lauren Asher

“What’s your favorite book?” Doubt colors my voice. “If you have a favorite, I don’t trust you. Any book lover has at least five they can name off the top of their head.” His blue eyes hold mine.

I can be a good guy when I want, and compared to Noah, I classify myself as a saint. Well, a saint who sins, but a saint, nonetheless.

“Unlike nice guys, bad boys always finish last. Every. Single. Time.

We both play our own game of poker and wonder who will fold first. Unfortunately for him, I have a hell of a poker face if I do say so myself.

My thing with Sophie is damn near flammable, waiting for one of us to light a match to this waiting game, setting our relationship ablaze.

SET IT ON FIRE

Sweet Sophie is replaced by the seductress inside her. My fallen angel, tempted away from the gates of heaven to join me in the pits of hell.

He promised I’d be seeing stars, and damn, the universe has never looked or felt so good.

I should be happy and thrilled with the way he cares about me. And I am. But also, I’m not. Selfish, I get it. People can blame the only child in me for wanting my cake and eating it too. The thing is being an only child meant I had lots of leftovers, so I never had to share my cake, let alone decide between eating it and saving it.