To Have by Kali Brixton

Deacon
They say forbidden fruit is the sweetest.
Those people have obviously never tasted her kiss…
When I was eight years old, I met my soul mate.
Charlotte Kasen. Little sister to my best friend and the only girl I ever loved.
Her family saved me from Hell on Earth when I was eleven.
How did I repay her?
I took her first kiss, then pushed her away for more than a decade.
I made a vow to my best friend to keep my distance, a vow I’ve kept sacred—until now. But will she even give me a second chance when she thinks I never wanted one in the first place?
I don’t know what I have to do to prove I’m the right man for the job,
but she needs to understand one thing: Charlotte was mine from the moment
I first laid eyes on her and she’ll be mine to have.
Forever.
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Charlotte
I quit keeping track of all the tears I shed over Deacon Devereaux years ago, but my heart can’t seem to give him up.
I’ve lived my life by the rules of others and have always denied what I wanted most: a handsome 6’4” package,
all wrapped in muscle and regret.
He thinks I can’t see all the secrets he keeps hidden.
He believes we’re not meant to be together.
He couldn’t be more wrong…
I see every beautifully broken piece of him and I want them all—but at what cost?
Now he’s back, saying things are different this time. Our past proves he’s a runner, but should I ignore everything I know to be true now that he’s running towards me?