Founded on Rejection

<p><em>I'll only disappoint you.</em></p><p><br></p><p>That sentence should've deterred me from Poe Hanson-it should've at least kept me from falling in love with him.</p><p><br></p><p>The problem was by the time he uttered those words it was already too late. He already had my heart whether he wanted it or not.</p><p><br></p><p>From the moment I first saw his sad eyes and guitar-worn hands I knew I wanted him. His darkness spoke to my darkness.</p><p><br></p><p>His hurt danced with my hurt. We seemed like a perfect fit.</p><p><br></p><p>Except for one small detail-the only thing he will ever love is music.</p><p><br></p><p>When he came to me offering a way I could finally have some part of him-to be friends with benefits-I knew it was dangerous destined to fail.</p><p><br></p><p><em>I'd always need more.</em></p><p><br></p><p>But it didn't matter. I took him in any way I could have him knowing one day my heart would pay the price.</p><p>I didn't expect to be anything more than friends. I didn't foresee our damaged puzzle pieces fitting perfectly together. It didn't occur to me that while I was handing my heart over to him; he was unknowingly doing the same.</p><p>Most of all I never thought the scars of my past could be mended by a love that had always been founded on rejection.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><em>Founded on Rejection is an angsty age gap romance and the fourth interconnected standalone in The Mixtape Series. It is a full length standalone with a guaranteed HEA.</em></p>