Brutal (A Real Man, 11)

Brutal (A Real Man, 11)

He’s loved her his entire life.<br /><br />AXEL<br /><br />She’s my best friend, my everything.<br /><br />She’s been the girl I’ve loved since I knew what that meant.<br /><br />I box—fight bloody—for a living, and at every fight she’s there, cheering me on, being mine whether she knows it or not.<br />I’ve never been with a woman because for me she’s it. Roxie is the only one I’ll ever want.<br /><br />Enough time has passed. It’s time I told Roxie how I feel, because there’s no way I can hold in my feelings any longer.<br /><br />ROXIE<br /><br />I want to think the looks, the possessiveness that comes from him means he wants me the same way I want him. He’s been in my life for longer than I can remember, and I never want that to change.<br /><br />I’ll be with him until the end. My love for him runs so deep, so strong I can’t breathe at times.<br /><br />I watch as he pushes other girls away, his gaze locked on mine as if he’s trying to tell me there isn’t anyone else for him.<br />But I’m afraid to turn our relationship from friends to lovers. I’m afraid of crossing that line that could ruin what we have.<br /><br />Warning: This is a super sweet friends-to-lovers story. Don’t worry; it still has that OTT alpha hero who’s head over heels in love with his woman and caveman to a fault. Grab some ice, because it’s going to get hot in here!<br />