Beautiful Chaos

BEAUTIFUL CHAOSMYLES ALAN MYLES ALANFirst published by Myles Alan 2023002Copyright © Myles Alan 2023The moral rights of the author have been asserted.The characters and the events in this publication, other than those clearly in the public domain, are fictitious and any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, with the prior permission in writing of the author, nor be otherwise circulated in any form or binding or cover other than which it was published and without a similar condition including this condition being imposed on the subsequent purchaser.A CIP catalogue record for this book is availablefrom the National Library of AustraliaCover Artwork Dezaray | oblivionsdream DEDICATIONTo the people that hurt me. Thank you. And to the people that helped put me back together. I love you, always. ABOUT THE BOOKPlease Note: This book contains explicit content and dark elements that may not be suitable for some readers. It includes romance, mature language, violence, death, physical and emotional abuse and trauma. Beautiful Chaos is a M / M romance. This is book one in a series. NOWLYNDON 1NEW YEAR’S EVEFireworks blossom against the midnight sky.A flurry of sparkling light rushes skyward, erupting into a dazzling flash of red and gold over everyone’s shadowy faces. Deep black silhouettes mask the horizon as thousands of speechless men, women and children take in the beautiful display of colour that ignite before them.Another eruption blooms. A splash of purple, red and blue rain down over everyone, and just as quickly as the colours blossom into existence, they vanish.Silence eludes, once more filling the crowd with an orchestra of endless noise. I look around at the people surrounding me, all smiling and cheering. A cool pine steeped breeze sweeps over me, causing me to pull my legs up to my chest to keep warm. The ripped black jeans and white shirt combo I’d chosen to wear leave my arms exposed.That is when I notice him looking at me; his eyes locked on mine as he breathes in my every movement. I’m not sure whether to turn away or smile. Fuck it. Feeling uncomfortable and 2DEAR LYNDONMy eyes snap open to take in the early morning light that streams through my bedroom window. I know I should have gotten out of bed hours ago. Instead, I pull the blankets tighter around my shoulders and snuggle back into the mountain of throw pillows surrounding me. I listen contently as the old oak tree outside my window sighs softly against its trembling limbs. The sheer curtain that drapes from my ceiling, drifts quietly as the cool morning breeze wisps through the window, cloying with the lingering warmth from the sun. “Lyndon.” I breathe out heavily, ignoring the sound of my mother’s voice echoing from downstairs. I knew it wouldn’t be long before she marched upstairs and barged down my door, demanding that I leave the comfort of my bed. I’d been so damn scared for this day to come around. And the fact that it is finally here genuinely frightens the shit out of me.I force myself out from beneath the comfort of my blankets. Snatching my fluffy blue