FINAL SNEAK PEEK-DON'T BREAK ME
Tomorrow ASH LEY brings you the book bae of the summer in her new release, Don’t Break Me. Now we don’t want all out wars to break out over this man but if it happens it’s completely understandable!
To get you ready we have one final sneak peek to share with you before the fighting commences.
SYNOPSIS
For 18-year-old Pepper Matthews, college is supposed to be the perfect chance for her to reinvent herself. It’s supposed to be the opportunity that she does a little partying, make friends, and discover who she really is. Memories and traumas from a painful childhood make the dream seem unattainable. Try as she might, she struggles opening up and letting people in. It’s not until she finally steps outside of her comfort zone, doing something so drastic from her normal behavior, that things change resulting in an unlikely friendship. With this friendship came the confidence to continue trying new things. For Pepper, that meant opening herself up completely without fear.
Vick Yates is a college senior struggling with the uncertainty of his future. Having lived such a lavish life at a young age, he wants nothing more than to make some sort of a difference for those not as fortunate, however, without his family’s blessing, he is unsure of what to do. The last thing he wants is to become like his father, but it seems inevitable.
The attraction between Pepper and Vick isn’t instantaneous. He finds himself on her bad side but knows immediately that it won’t be his final destination. He is more than smitten with the guarded beauty and is determined to break down the walls she has set up to protect herself. In the process, she does the same, showing him that there was more to life than anything he could have ever imagined. A connection is formed but with different backgrounds and personalities, it’s not easy for them to find the common ground they so desperately seek. The one thing they can seem to agree on is not wanting to be hurt by the other. Will they be able to put their uncertainties to the side or will fear leave them both broken beyond repair?
SNEAK PEEK
“I’m okay, Vick. I didn’t mean to scare you or anything,” she explained.
“It’s going to take a lot more than you calling me in the middle of the night, no explanation or anything, to put some fear in my heart.”
I was joking and was glad she was able to find the humor in my comment. She really had no idea how nervous I was that something was wrong. She would’ve called JoJo, Jasper and probably anyone else before me, so of course I panicked. Now that I knew she was okay, I was able to relax. I’d say breathe easier, but knowing she was on the other line still had me struggling with such a simple task.
“I’m sorry. It’s so late and you probably want to sleep.”
“I don’t want to do anything but hear your voice, Pepper.”
“You’re so sweet. Even if I kind of don’t deserve it.”
“Don’t say that. I messed up not you.”
“No. I mean, yeah you did but still. It didn’t give me the right to just tell you one thing and I ended up doing another. And I’m sorry.”
“You don’t have…”
“Please let me get it all out while I still even have the nerve.”
I exhaled but did as she asked. She really no reason to apologize and I didn’t want to hear her doing so. There was so much more we could have been discussing. How life had been treating her, did she miss me like I did her and some more shit. Still, I put all that to the side. It wasn’t about what I wanted. It was about her and what she wanted. What she needed, actually.
“I ended things before they actually got started. Worse than that, I ran. Which is becoming a habit of mine when it comes to you. I just... I really like and care for you, so much Vick. I feel things that I haven’t felt before and when I’m with you, it’s always something new. All I know is avoid it, but even without you around, I still feel all of it.”
She laughed after that. It wasn’t a humorous or amused one. If anything, the pitch had me wondering if she were embarrassed.
“I’m sorry if I ever did or said anything that made you uncomfortable or even pressured into something you didn’t want,” I said.
“It’s not that. I wanted it but I was scared. And as terrible as it is, what happened with Kya gave me a reason to back out. I sound so silly even saying that, but it’s the truth. It was supposed to be easier pulling away before I fell any harder, but that’s not how it’s happening. I miss you so much and I think about you every single day.”
I wanted to tell her I missed her too, but something told me she wasn’t finished speaking just yet. She allowed me to speak before, but from the way her breathing increased, I knew she wouldn’t be so kind this time.
“Can I ask you something?”
“Anything.” I told her.
“You remember telling me that you’d take care of me in any way that I need? Does that still happen to be an option?”
I was pulling the phone away from my ear at the question. I didn’t know what the hell I expected her to say, but it wasn’t that. It caught me so off guard, that I found myself sitting up. I couldn’t believe this shit. I wanted to jump up and down, yell my answer out loud enough for the world to hear, but I wasn’t sure if that’s what she wanted. The only thing I was sure of was the answer she wanted, and I was more than happy to give it her.
“Yes. No questions asked.”
She didn’t say anything after that. The line got so quiet, I thought I took too long to answer, and the call dropped. She loudly gasped, as if she really thought I was going to answer in any other way. I prepared to break the silence when there was a knock on the door. As I almost did with the late-night phone call, I considered ignoring the late-night visitor, but with the way things were going, I didn’t want to miss out on something unexpected happening. In the time it took for me to get to the door, the knocking started again. This time, it was so loud, I could hear it echoing in the phone. There was no need for me to even look through the peephole because of it…
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