Title: #Selfie
Series: Hashtag Series #4
This is not a standalone
Release date: May 18, 2015
Genre: New adult college romance
Author: Cambria Hebert
Format: Ebook and Paperback
Series: Hashtag Series #4
This is not a standalone
Release date: May 18, 2015
Genre: New adult college romance
Author: Cambria Hebert
Format: Ebook and Paperback
Synopsis:
It’s all about the #Selfie.
She was the one girl I never wanted.
Until I had her.
One night.
One mistake.
Something we both wanted to forget.
I got rid of the proof. The one piece of evidence that could remind us both.
At least, I thought I did.
When it shows up on the school Buzzfeed, rumors fly. Friendships are tested and the feels get real.
I don’t do relationships. I don’t open my heart.
Especially for a girl everyone knows I hate.
What happens during spring break, stays in spring break.
Until it follows you home.
EXCERPT:
I
didn’t think. I just reacted.
I
leapt over the railing with ease. The distance down and the uneven sand I would
be landing on didn’t even cross my mind.
It
didn’t matter.
I
landed like a cat, no trouble at all, and the second my feet hit the sand, I
moved forward. Ivy was almost beneath the deck, but not quite. Her back was to
me and she was sitting up, hunched forward over part of herself.
She
was muttering some pretty damn colorful curse words beneath her breath, and my
face split into a smile. “Another angry crab attack you?”
She
stiffened and looked over her shoulder. Long blond hair cascaded down her back
and partially over her shoulder, creating a waterfall around her.
God,
she was beautiful.
Wait.
No. No, she wasn’t.
I
cleared my throat.
“Braeden?”
She glanced up, surprised. “Did you jump down here?”
“Well,
you screamed like you might be dying,” I quipped.
“Hardly.”
She tried to roll her eyes, but it turned into a grimace. “I need a Band-Aid,”
she said pathetically.
I
bit back a smile and crouched down beside her. “Let me see.”
She
leaned back a little so her body wasn’t blocking my view. The movement brought
her closer against me, and the scent of cinnamon wrapped around me. My stomach
muscles tightened and I jerked slightly. There was no way she could have
noticed, but her head tilted back and her eyes found mine.
We
stared at each other for the span of a few heartbeats, neither of us moving or
saying a word until someone called down from above, wanting to know if we were
okay.
I
blinked, bringing myself back from the edge—the edge I always seemed perched on
around her—and motioned for her to show me what was wrong.
She
lifted her foot into her lap, and I looked down.
I
heard myself mutter something, but I was back to not thinking again.
She
had the cap of a beer bottle sticking out of the bottom of her foot. Blood
oozed out around it and dripped into the sand.
I
cradled her foot in my hand and gently stroked my thumb along her heel. A
shudder moved through her, and I glanced up.
“Hurts,
huh?” I murmured.
She
blinked. “Uh…” She blinked again. “Yeah.”
Using
one hand, I reached around to the base of my neck and pulled my T-shirt up over
my head. I didn’t say anything when I reached for her again, and without any
warning, I yanked the cap free.
Her
breath hissed between her teeth and she smacked my arm.
“Hey!”
I snapped.
“That
hurt!” she yelled, but it came out more like a whimper.
I
tossed the cap over my shoulder and glanced back down. Fresh blood welled.
“It’s over now,” I said gently and used my shirt to wrap around her foot.
Once
the shirt was in place, I pressed her foot between my hands, applying a little
pressure.
Really,
I just wasn’t ready to let go.
“Braeden?”
Her voice caressed me. Being down here mostly concealed by the deck in the cool
sand and low lighting brought back last night. It reminded me of the undeniable
electricity between us.
I
thought for sure it would be gone.
It
was still there.
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