Love Like Mine

Love Like Mine THE HATE/LOVE DUET BOOK 2 RIVERSIDE HATE SERIES BOOK TWO NIKITA Contents Author’s Note Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Chapter 24 Chapter 25 Chapter 26 Chapter 27 Chapter 28 Chapter 29 Chapter 30 Chapter 31 Chapter 32 Chapter 33 Chapter 34 Chapter 35 Epilogue More From Me Thank You! About the Author Blurb Raine I thought it was all over and just when I believed things couldn’t get any worse in Riverside, they did. That was the last straw for me. I started to spiral and didn’t know how to stop. What I didn’t know at the time was that my attack wouldn’t be the worst thing to happen. I should have known that life would throw me another major curveball. I found out things I shouldn’t have, things that almost destroyed me even more. I wanted, no, was desperate to know why he hated me in the first place, didn’t I? But now that I know, I wish I didn’t. Knox I’ll do whatever it takes for her to see that she’s mine. To make her forget all the crap that’s been between us from the beginning. Even if it means keeping the secret I know from her for the rest of her life. She’s spiraling and I don’t know what to do. I don’t want her to hurt anymore. I should have known that secrets never stay hidden forever… Never mind that though, she’s mine until the end of time and she’ll just have to deal with it. Because no one else will ever have a love like mine where she’s concerned. Dedication This is for the ones who had to flounder and fall a little before they could eventually fly. We’re not all cut out to be badasses and sometimes we need to spiral before we eventually find our way back onto the right path. Author’s Note Love Like Mine is the second book in the Riverside Hate Series. Each book in this series can be read as a standalone with the exception of the first two books (Hate Like Ours & Love Like Mine) The first two books are Knox and Raine’s story, which will be labeled as the Hate/Love Duet. Love Like Mine is an Enemies to Lovers romance that contains some dark elements that may not be suitable for some readers. Some of the triggers include: Strong Language Drug abuse Flashbacks from Trauma (Rape in the previous book) Self-harm Somnophilia Eating Disorder Attempted Suicide Mention of a Miscarriage Kidnapping Murder Taboo Elements Copyright Copyright © 2023 by Nikita. All rights reserved. This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters, and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental. Nikita asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work. All brand names and product names used in this book are trademarks of their respective owners. The publishers and owner of this book are not associated with any product or vendor mentioned in this book. None of the companies referenced within the book have endorsed said book. No part of this book may be reproduced or used in any manner without written permission of the copyright owner/author except for the use of quotations in a book review/edit. For more information you can email me at [email protected] Cover Design by Devon Kingsley with The Author Alibi Edited by Mary Kern @mskedits Formatting by Nikita One KNOX I lie awake in bed with Raine next to me, staring at her as she sleeps. She looks so beautiful and peaceful. She’s become the light to the dark existence that my life has become, and I don’t want to lose any of that shine and warmth that she gives me without even knowing it. I know it’s probably creepy, but I don’t care. I’ve kept a close eye on her for the past three days because I’m scared that if I take my eyes off her, she’ll do something she can’t come back from. At this point, I can’t have that. Not now, not ever. She means too much to me now. I wish I would’ve had this foresight from the beginning, but too bad things don’t work like that. All I can do now is prove to her that I’ll do whatever it takes to make her happy again. I’m not even sure if she ever was in the first place since I’ve only ever seen her unhappy. I can’t believe that it’s only been three days since the wedding. It feels like so much has happened in that time. Obviously, I’m the one to blame but, yeah, everyone is right when they say that hurt people, hurt people. That statement sums up my entire existence since Raine and her mother moved to Riverside. It’s also been three days since the hospital incident, after I discovered Raine in the backyard with her arms bleeding because she was cutting herself. She was fucking self-harming, and I had no clue. Though, before that night, I hate to admit that I’m not sure if I would have cared or not, had I known. That same night was the night I also found out that she was popping pills like fucking candy. The ache in my chest at that little tidbit of information was too much to swallow at the moment. The thought of losing her like I did my mom made me break out in a cold sweat. I didn’t want that happening to her, too. The impact of it all hit me full force and made me realize just how fucking much she means to me and how much I don’t want her