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HERLove Nah. That&8217smy sister&8217sthing. She&8217sgot hearts in her eyes and a mission to make everyone around her fall just as hard. Me I&8217veseen the game played too many times to believe in fairytales. Men only come in three flavors&8212andneither are for me.So when my sister sets me up on a blind date, I already know it&8217sa waste of my time. What I don&8217texpect is him&8212Decer Hayes. And just like me, he&8217sonly here to check a box and move on. No strings. No feelings. No future.But one night flips everything. Suddenly, I&8217mcaught up in something bigger than bad first dates and my sister&8217sobsession with love. And the deeper I get, the more I wonder&8212wasthis setup really about me Or is there a whole other game being playedHIMI know better than to look for love. The last time I let a woman get too close, she turned my life inside out&8212andnot in a good way. Now, I&8217mback in my city, back where I belong. No distractions, no drama. Just me, my people, and the business I&8217mtrying to rebuild.But trouble has a way of finding me. This time, it shows up in the form of a woman who&8217sjust as done with love as I am. Sharp mouth, sharp eyes&8212she8217s got walls as high as mine. We shouldn&8217twork, but somehow, we do.Until we don&8217tbecause my past comes knocking, and suddenly, everything changes.Author Note:This was formally published in the XOXO Anthology, but if you've read it, you haven't&8211Becuse this ain't that. This is not a meet-cute, so be ready to have your heart broken just a little. This is the first book in a TRILOGY. Ends on a CLIFFHANGER.