Dare To Live (Churchill Bradley Academy, #4)
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by L. Ann
Read between February 12 - February 13, 2024
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All I know about the artist is that everyone wants one of his paintings.
Ms. Dess
Clearly Eli....
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I sway, clutching at the padlock around my neck.
Ms. Dess
awwwww
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The painting doesn’t answer me, but the laughter in the boy’s eyes says everything without words anyway. “It’s not fucking funny. Stop laughing or I will throw out your ashes.”
Ms. Dess
awww this is suuuper sad 😭😭
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Adaline,
Ms. Dess
😏😏😏
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“Eli. Are you coming home for Christmas?” Elena’s voice sounds down the line.
Ms. Dess
ok... so never the mom.. lmao - totally off on that one...
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Eli, you’re smothering me.” “Smothering you? What the fuck does that mean?” “You’re making me feel like a prisoner. You constantly need to know where I am, who I am with, what I’m doing.”
Ms. Dess
soooo Tamlin.. cool. got it.. 😏😏
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I see the bouquet of white lilies wrapped in black paper.
Ms. Dess
hmmm evan or eli... fascinating
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and hit the buttons on the alarm console before it goes off.
Ms. Dess
Definitely Evan sending flowers....
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Ten seasons and two hundred and thirty-six episodes
Ms. Dess
Friends???
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“Evan Ridley is locked up in a psychiatric prison.”
Ms. Dess
oooh.... Jace? Lacy? Tina? I'm gonna go with lacy....
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“I’m surprised you’re not going into the city for Christmas.”
Ms. Dess
ooh... there's gonna be a run in...
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It’s been six years since I started receiving them, and there’s never been a card attached, but I know they’re from Evan.
Ms. Dess
I'm thinking no....
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I remove it and slip it into my pocket. I don’t want him to rip it off or accidentally strangle me with it.
Ms. Dess
yea... that's not gonna go over well...
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“I always wondered what the inside of your head looked like. Should have guessed it’d be an art studio.”
Ms. Dess
ohhh... mmm kay - fucking crazy... great... Not only PTSD but legit insane.. cool cool cool - this is gonna be a fucking roller coaster!!!
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But if I know the voices aren’t real, surely that means I’m not crazy … right?
Ms. Dess
LMFAO
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Honey,
Ms. Dess
baby? Honey? mmm mkay sooo we're 16% in and we're gonna get a quasi make up before the authors wreck us with a shit ton more arguments and breakup's ... Cool... Got it...
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Are you really going to go through with this? You know the minute you get a taste of her, you’re not going to want to let her go again.
Ms. Dess
so the voice has all the sense and he is just gonna ignore it the whole book. got that too...
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Anticipation licks along my veins. “Send me the details. I’ll be there.”
Ms. Dess
oohhhh - some cat and mouse... niiiice 😏😏
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What if I promise to make you come until you can’t walk?
Ms. Dess
SOLD!
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Draven Moore.
Ms. Dess
OH SHIT.... Do we have competition???? OMG this just got VERY interesting....
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“I’m doing what I should have done years ago. I’m reminding someone where she belongs.”
Ms. Dess
YAAAASSSSSS - GO GET YO WOMAAAN!!!! Rawwwrrr...
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I’m going to fuck you six ways to Sunday,
Ms. Dess
UGH.... threat of promise????
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I don’t think I will ever get enough of her touch, her mouth, the soft sounds she makes.
Ms. Dess
LITERALLY all we fucking want in life.... its so.. gat.. damn... simple!!!!
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“I do need you.”
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I'm.. FUCKING... Meltingggggg... and its not even REAL...🥴🥴🥴
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“A long talk, hmm?” my mom repeats. “Is that what you kids call it nowadays?”
Ms. Dess
super fucking awkward lolololol
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Remember how much you fucking loved me.
Ms. Dess
Swoooon
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But if he really wants to be with me, he needs to prove he won’t hurt me again.
Ms. Dess
Meeeeh… maybe you need to prove it too….
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Domaine Leflaive Batard Montrachet Grand Cru and another glass of bourbon.
Ms. Dess
This expensive ass bottle by name and a “glass of bourbon” ???? Bruh!
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“I’ll have the steak, please. Well done.”
Ms. Dess
Ewwwwww you uncouth bitch lmfao
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It’s fine. Everything is fine.
Ms. Dess
My motto
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I search the box and the packaging, but there’s no sign of the white knight.
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👀👀👀
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“More than you think.
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Mmmm something is fishy here..
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“A week,” I correct him.
Ms. Dess
No fucking way - one day maybe not a week
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A white chess piece.
Ms. Dess
Bruh!!!!!
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“I want you,” he continues softly. “In my bed. At my side. I want to be the reason you smile. I want to make you moan, make you feel safe. I want to be the memories that get you off when we’re apart.”
Ms. Dess
SWOOOONNNNNNNNNN - Oh.. MY... GODDDD
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“Whatever you want, Kitten. I’m not asking you to rush into anything. I just want you to know what I want.”
Ms. Dess
I really hope something doesn't happen and he loses his shit - - AGAIN...
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I kept fighting to get free, but the ro-rope cut my wrists.”
Ms. Dess
fmllllll - not me tearing up at this.... gat dammit...
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They only came out after Kellan fell. But … I’m sure it was a girl.”
Ms. Dess
Definitely Lacy..... I've been wrong this whole fucking series (see previous notes for my babbling) but I'm NOT wrong this time dammit!!
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Not even if it means facing the ghosts in our past one more time.
Ms. Dess
i wonder which one of them will end up back in the damn coffin...
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“I’m going to bury my dick so deep into your pussy that you won’t know where you end and I begin.”
Ms. Dess
well gaaaaaattt DAYUM... mmm kay then 😏😏😏
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“I’m done being scared,” I shout. “Do you hear me? It ends now. I’m not playing your game anymore. Send your flowers. Your chess pieces. You don’t have power over me…over us anymore. No more. We’re done.”
Ms. Dess
This is very “I know what you did last summer” ish… lol
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once that once this week is over, she’s going back to L.A. and expects me to return to my life, either in the Hamptons or back in my cabin.
Ms. Dess
Aaand there is the miscommunication!! 😒😒
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“Distracted, quiet.”
Ms. Dess
Gaaaah!!!!! Is he in on ittttt?????
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Care to explain why I’m lying to my fiancé?”
Ms. Dess
Gat dammit… I’m wrong again… lol
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I love you. I always have. Back when we were stupid teenagers fucking around. Five years ago, when I saw you at my dad’s funeral. At Christmas when you told me it was over. I’ve always loved you.”
Ms. Dess
Sobbbbbbbbinggggggg 😭😭😭
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“Is there anything I can do?” Garrett offers from where he’s still hovering in the hallway.
Ms. Dess
Fml I’m side eying this dude… I have NOT figured this fucking book out!!!
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I cross the room and stand over him. His eyes meet mine and he smiles. “You won’t do it.” I squeeze the trigger.
Ms. Dess
Fuck yes!!!!!
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Eli
Ms. Dess
BRUUUUUUHHHHHH OH. MY. FUCKING. GOOODDDDDD.. THE STRESS I WAS JUST UNDERRRRRR
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Mila
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GAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!