Hate Me (Black Mountain Academy)

by Ashley Jade

There’s so much stark emotion contained when he says my name—hate, love, want, desire, obsession—all of it tangled into one.

And you’ll own every part of my fucked-up soul until they put me in the ground. They say strays always come back... But this time, I’ll be the one coming back to you.

He reaches for my hand and places it on his chest, right over the organ beating frantically. “I’m yours, Stray. For however long you want me.”