Blissful Hook (Swift Hat-Trick Trilogy, #2)

by Hannah Cowan

The pain shooting through my cheek is nothing compared to how I feel after hurting Oakley and destroying one of the most important friendships that I have ever had.

He joins the group with a beautifully rare and relaxed grin. The same one that never fails to awaken the family of butterflies in my stomach.

But the only thing I'm sure about right now is that no matter how much we go through together, it will always be us against the world.

Gracie Hutton deserves everything that I could never give her. She always has and she always will.

“I was with someone else when the only person I've ever really wanted was you.”

“Where does that leave you then? What's your so-called addiction?” I ask curiously. My skin flares when he turns and locks his eyes with mine. “You, Gray. I think I'm addicted to you.”

I nearly choke on air when he pulls his helmet off and smiles that damn spine-chilling smile. Right. At. Me.

The only eyes I care about are the ones that belong to the guy I’m so helplessly in love with.

She looks like a beautiful disaster. But for some ungodly reason, she's my beautiful disaster.

He’s here and he’s mine.

baby. Not Jessica's. Yours.”

I only focus on the most important part of what he said. He's mine. I always knew he was, but fuck does it feel good to hear.

“Yeah. Or else telling you that I'm in love with you would have been incredibly awkward.”

As if I were right here again, feeling the flutters deep in my belly and Tyler's smile against my lips. And I can't help but feel like that makes me the luckiest damn girl in the world.

She's my light—my guide as I walk through the darkest parts of myself, always leading me back home. Back to her.

An agonizing, soul-tearing cry rips through the room and her body begins to shake with ruthless sobs, leaving my jaw unhinged as I look over at Oakley, phone resting unlocked in his hand. The pure anguish flaring in his watery eyes says everything so he doesn't have to. Anne. She's gone.

But I don't need anything like that anymore. Not if I'm with you, Ty. Nothing makes me feel safer than you do.”

I decide that this is exactly where I want to spend every single one of my future days. With him.

“I already have everything that I need right here.” She doesn't miss the double meaning behind my words because the corners of her lips twitch

I grab her thighs with ease, holding her in place. I close my eyes and press my forehead to hers, letting her familiar scent calm me down. She smells like home.

One day at a time, baby. One day at a time.