Love Lies

His Pretty Little Monster:
Love lied to me, and I lied to love.

Skip Turner ruined my life long before either of us met, only neither of us were smart enough to realize it. I didn’t know why I expected more from a complete stranger when I walked into his music store, but I did.
I was feeling particularly miserable and begged the universe for a win. I only asked for a shred of kindness from him, but it was asking too much.

I learned some very valuable lessons when we met:

1. Skip Turner was the devil incapable of caring for anyone except himself, and his agenda was always number one.
2. No matter how gorgeous he was, it didn’t change number one.
3. Remember the mission. I agreed to two weeks, but that didn’t mean I had to be nice to him during that time.
4. Never, under ANY circumstances, was I to let my guard down. He was the enemy, and my priority was to avoid loving him at all costs.

Her Devil:
Fiona Dupree was a monster who was put on this earth to be the bane of my existence. The day we met, she was disrespectful and rude. I almost taught her a lesson on the spot, but I used every bit of self-restraint I had because I never planned to see her again.
I never questioned the hate I felt for her because it was more than warranted. What I did question was how easy it was to care for her, despite promising her I wouldn’t. We made a vow, and I intended to see it to its end. Regardless of how much it cost me, I would let her go.