Push Me, Pull Me
by Vanessa
Garden
Published by: Limitless
Publishing
Publication date: August 25th
2015
Genres: Contemporary, Young
Adult
Synopsis
Since Ruby Milton’s mother
committed suicide, she’s forgotten what it’s like to be seventeen.
Saddled with taking care of her
toddler brother and alcoholic father, Ruby has no time for fun. She also can’t
shake the growing resentment she feels for her mother’s decision, which left
her unable to grieve without anger and regret.
Then she meets blue-eyed musician
Byron Black, who challenges everything she believes.
Byron refuses to let anyone control
his life—or his death. When he left the city behind, he was in search of
somewhere where nobody knew his secret. What he didn’t expect was to meet a
beautiful redhead whose views conflict so completely with his own. But as their
romance deepens, he begins to doubt his choices and decides to return to the
city…for one last chance.
When Byron disappears, Ruby will
stop at nothing to track him down.
Upon finding Byron, Ruby discovers
his devastating secret, and a battle of wills begins. Byron doesn’t want her to
know this part of him. He has to deal with it by himself, even though the idea
of losing her tears him apart.
Will they be able to see each other
through the darkness?
Or should they save their hearts
and just let go?
Excerpt
“Are you in a lot of pain?” It was
a stupid question. My eyes travelled to the front of his shirt.
He pulled back a little, as if to
protect his wound from my intrusive gaze.
“I’m fine, Ruby,” he said, but kept
his eyes trained on the ceiling, his expression unreadable.
“How long have you had this one
for?” I reached out and gently traced my trembling finger along the thin
silvery line on his face and neck, moving from his jaw down to his collarbone.
Byron closed his eyes and exhaled
raggedly. “A long time. Don’t look at it,” he rasped. “It’s ugly.”
I swallowed thickly and gazed at
the fine structure of his face, at the thick lashes resting against his
cheekbones and the sensual swell of his lips. “Nothing about you could ever be
ugly.”
At my words, Byron opened his eyes
and fixed them on me. He gently tugged my arm and waist, rolling me on top of
him. He breathed hard from the exertion.
I blushed from being so close to
his face and sat up, straddling him, my thighs on either side of his waist.
“You’re so beautiful, Ruby,” Byron
whispered, his hands finding my hips.
I shifted slightly, conscious of
the growing hardness I could feel beneath me.
Outside, the sky was darkening, but
there was just enough light coming in through the window for me to see the look
on Byron’s face. I’d never been looked at like this before.
“Come here,” he whispered, sliding
his hands from my hips up my lower back, gently pressing me down.
I bent and hovered over him,
careful not to apply any pressure to his chest, but Byron wrapped an arm around
my waist and slid a hand behind my neck and gently pressed me down so that I
could feel every inch of his firm body beneath me. The sensation made my pulse
quicken and my heart stutter. A flush, hotter than the recent weather, burned
through my veins and heated my body.
Against my neck, Byron’s breath
came faster.
Our lips came together, soft and
chaste at first, but as soon as our tongues touched the kiss grew deeper and
harder. Byron’s hands slid up my back to tangle in my hair while I ran my hand through
his.
He moaned softly and suddenly the
kiss kicked up a gear. Our hands crossed paths and we entwined our fingers
together, briefly, before moving on to touch each other’s bodies, wherever our
hands could reach. Every inch of Byron felt hard, whereas, beneath his careful
touch, he made me feel soft like I was something delicate and precious. It was
exquisite.
I couldn’t get enough of him. I
wanted to somehow meld us into one person.
I drew him tight against me and he
groaned against my mouth, the sound sending a jolt of excitement to my lower
belly, that is, until he stiffened beneath me and pushed me off.
I hadn’t pleasured him, I’d hurt
him.
“Are you okay?” I knelt beside him,
horrified at what I’d done, my hands hovering over his chest.
Byron remained on his back, his
chest rising and falling in short, sharp rasps, his jaw tense, his hands
twisting at my bed cover.
“I’m so sorry. Is it bad? What
should I do?”
“It’s okay. Don’t be sorry,” he
whispered hoarsely, looking away. “It’s not your fault, Ruby. It’s me.”
“I’m the one who crushed you,” I
said softly.
He sighed and steadied his breath.
“No. I mean, I shouldn’t be here,
doing this…starting something with you…” he met my eyes, “…something that can
never really go anywhere.” He exhaled, it sounded harsh and angry. “Remember,
I’m leaving soon, Ruby.”
I tied my hair up with the band I
kept around my wrist and tried to keep my face neutral so that he couldn’t see
how I really felt about him leaving. We’d only just gotten to know each other.
I liked the guy. I didn’t want him to leave.
“Is this to do with your music?
Because you want to tour? Or because of this…this thing with your parents?”
Byron smiled down at the bedcover,
but it was a bittersweet smile. “I wish this was about something as simple as
music.”
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AUTHOR BIO
A bookseller and Young
Adult author, Vanessa loves nothing more than immersing herself in the
exciting world of books. When she is not gushing about her favourite reads
with customers, or mentally casting actors to play the characters in her
books, Vanessa enjoys hanging out with those she loves most.
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