**OLIVIA**
Being the only woman at Banks Ink. can be tough sometimes. The guys look at me like a little sister, which I don’t mind…for the most part. The only one who doesn’t treat me like a little sister is Zeke, thankfully, because I’ve wanted him from the moment I met him two years ago. If he treated me like a sister I don’t think I could handle it. We’re friends, which is great and all, but I want more. So much more.
I don’t know how much longer I can keep wanting him and being close to him without my heart breaking. I’m losing hope that we will ever be more. Can I let my feelings go? Can I move on? Will he ever let me into the past he guards so fiercely? Will he ever want me the way I want him?
I need to figure out a way to keep my heart and our friendship intact. I just have no idea how to do that.
**ZEKE**
If anyone knew about what I did then I’d lose everything that I’ve built with my family at Banks Ink.. I can’t risk that, not even for Olivia. When I met her two years ago there was a moment where I didn’t feel the weight of my past and I could almost imagine a happy future. It was fleeting and then reality came crashing down. I’ll never escape my past. I don’t deserve it.
Beckett got me off the streets and gave me a purpose. I’ve worked hard to get to where I am now, but I’ll never deserve love; especially not from someone as amazing as Olivia. She’d look at me like a monster if she ever knew what I did. I can’t let that happen.
So, I guess, friends it is. There’s just one problem: I don’t know how to let her go. I need her.
***18+. If you like alpha heroes and an insta-love story that is sweet but isn’t necessarily simple, then this is for you. This story is safe, no cheating, guaranteed HEA. It is a standalone, but it is the second in the Banks Ink. series and would be more enjoyable if you’re all caught up with this Denver family. Warning: This story does contain casual cannabis use, but not to worry, they live in a legalized state and are responsible members of society.***
Chronological reading order:
Protecting His Home (Banks Ink. Book 1)
Accepting His Home (Banks Ink. Book 2)
Yearning for His Home (Banks Ink. Book 3)
Once Upon His Star (Suburban Outcasts, Book 1)
Securing His Family (Higgins Security Book 1)
Picturing Their Home (Banks Ink. Book 4)
Catching His Falling Star (Suburban Outcasts Book 2)
Claiming His Family (Higgins Security Book 2)
Finding His Shooting Star (Suburban Outcasts Book 3)
Earning His Family (Higgins Security Book 3)
Following His North Star (Suburban Outcasts Book 4)
Healing Her Home (Banks Ink. Book 5)