DARE-TO-LOVE-TRUTH-AND-DARE-DUET-COLLECTION-by-Lylah-James-pdfarchive

My lips curled in revulsion. “I don’t care if you die, but
you’re probably going to give me cancer along the way if
you keep smoking around me like this.”
It was a horrible thing to say, I knew. But for someone to
care so little about their own life and health, it made me
pity the poor fool. He really didn’t know what it meant to
precariously hang between life and death. He didn’t know
how scary and lonely the door behind death was. I saw it,
and it still haunted me to this day.
Maddox let out another puff of smoke before he looked
down at me. “Why do you hate me so much?”
A mocking laugh spilled past my freezing lips. It was
colder than I anticipated, and I wasn’t dressed properly for
the weather, stupid me. “Wow. Are you that full of yourself
you can't figure out why I despise you so much? I thought
you were smarter than that.”
“Well, I want to hear it from you. I don't like to
speculate.”
Oh really? I didn’t think he was ready for this, but I
humored him anyway.
Fighting another shiver from the cold, I hugged my
waist and turned slightly toward Maddox. The ripped jeans
were a bad idea since my legs were numb now. But I
refused to show any sign of being frozen to death, least of
all in front of him. “First. You still haven't apologized for
bumping into me in the coffee shop.”
He let out a mocked gasp, filled with disbelief. “What?
You’re still pissed about that day? It's been two months!”
I locked my jaw, silently bristling. “I don't care how long
it's been. I appreciate it when people take responsibility for
their mistakes and apologize when they’re wrong.”
“I’m sorry.”
My jaw went slack, and my eyes snapped to his.
Wait...did...Maddox Coulter just apologize to me? Was
something wrong with my ears? Maybe I was dreaming.
Yup, that must have been it. “What did you just say?”