Don't Say You're Sorry (Hawthorne University #2)

by Bethany Winters

To the sunshines, never stop shining even when there is no light. You are the light.

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“Then what is it?”

“Every time I see you with someone else, I die a little on the inside,” he rushes out, panting against my ear. “Fuck. I⁠—” I don’t hesitate. “Then I’ll stop.” “What?” “If it hurts you, I’ll stop.” I run my lips over his cheek. “Nothing’s worth hurting you, Adam.”

“But we shouldn’t have done that. I shouldn’t have done that. We need to stop now.” More scowling. “You do regret it.” “No.” “Prove it.” He lifts his chin up in defiance, wearing my hand like a necklace. “Kiss me.” I drag my bottom lip through my teeth to hide my smile, lowering my face until our mouths brush. “I’ll kiss you, suck you, rim you, fuck you, and come in your little virgin ass if that’s what you want. That’s what I want. But only when you’re sober.”

fuck…” I grab the rumpled sheet

“Oh, fuck, you’re tight.” He snorts. “You’ve been watching too much porn. That’s a corny line.”

me for it. “Because when you kiss me, it feels like I can breathe again.”

“Maybe you’re here because I hate you. Maybe I want to punish you.” “I don’t think so. You know what the opposite of love is?” Grabbing his hair again, I force his head up so I can look him in the eye. “It’s not hate. It’s indifference.”

“Hi.” “Hi,” he says, taking

Frank,” Nate says. “Every time you go to see