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Tyler & Gemma duet

A best friend’s brother,

second chance romance

Keeping You Away

Needing You Close

Noah & Katie duet

A best friend’s brother,

friends to lovers romance

Pushing You Away

Holding You Close

Archer & Everleigh duet

A brother’s best friend,

roommates to lovers romance

Forcing You Away

Wanting You Close

Each duet can standalone, but suggested to read in order for the best reading experience.

Quote

If you find a girl, hands up, hangin' halfway out on a highway

You find a girl who likes whiskey mixed in her hangover coffee

Find a girl that scares you half to death

You'd kill to be the train she wrecks

Don't tell her I never met someone like you

Then try and turn her into every girl you ever knew

If you're gonna love her, if you're gonna love her

If you're gonna love, leave her wild

“Leave Her Wild”

-Tyler Rich

Chapter One

EVERLEIGH

I hear something I can’t quite place. My eyelids are heavy, and I somehow force them open. When I turn my head slightly, Archer comes into view, and a smile touches my lips. Before I can open my mouth to say his name, my brother stands.

“Everleigh.” Tyler walks toward me, and Archer joins him. They look like they haven’t slept in days, but relief covers their faces.

“Hey. Where am I?” My voice is almost unrecognizable to me. I try to swallow, but my throat is dry.

“You’re in the hospital,” Archer states, his voice low. “You got hurt.”

I don’t remember what happened, but there’s a dull ache in my lower abdomen. I’m hooked to an IV with a blood pressure cuff. The constant beeping drives me crazy. “How long have I been here?”

“Two days. You got stabbed, and the doctors did surgery to stop the bleeding,” Tyler says.

My eyes widen in surprise because I don’t recall any of that. By the expression on Archer’s face, there’s more to it.

“Wow…” I blink, searching my memory. “Who did it?”

Tyler looks at Archer. “We were hoping you’d know,” Archer says.

I shake my head.

The last thing I remember is partying at the bar for Archer’s birthday, then going home afterward. Archer and I made love and exchanged I love yous. It was one of the greatest moments of my life. As I meet Archer’s intense gaze, I swallow down my emotions because I know I can’t say those words to him right now.

Another sharp pain shoots through my body, and I blink hard. I try to reposition myself to get more comfortable.

“How do you feel?” Tyler adjusts my pillow, helping me sit up straighter.

“Like I’ve been stabbed,” I deadpan.

Archer’s face hardens, and his jaw clenches, and I realize how upset he is. It doesn’t help that we can’t talk privately.