Three Missing Words

"We make a great team... You and I-" I inched back as he tried to close the distance between us. "No. N- No. I can't let you near me..." I gasped, fighting the gravity that seemed to be pulling us towards each other. "Why... why not?" Hesitantly, he claimed my hands but I swiftly yanked it away. "Amora..." I whirled my attention to the ocean, hoping that he would take the hint. I bolted past him. This. This is what you call, running from the past. But the hurried footsteps tailed me until I felt a pair of strong arms around me. For the first time in years, the image of Dad's battered and bruised face entered my mind. That's when I tried to pull from his grasp, but he won't budge. "I- I," He snuggled his head against my neck and held on me like I was going to disappear. "I hate you..." Already regretting what I said, I made a run when I felt his grasp weaken. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2nd book in the series that will make you go uWu when you see the plot twists. You don't really need to read the first book to understand this book :))) This book has a bit of a mix in it- it's mostly romance (obviously), humour and action. Do note that everything is fiction and made up. Contains swear words too.