Helena attempts to answer, but Nina cuts her off. She tuts and says, “How long has it been since you colored?” Nina’s face becomes heated and she begins to say something but stops and touches Helena’s black hair. If she asked me to stop seeing all that’s negative in my life, I’d remember that she’s my positive.Helena pokes her in the shoulder and retorts, “Well, hell! That’s not her fault. If she asked me to be a better man, I’d try with everything I am. If she asked me to buy her diamonds, I would. See, pretty girl, I’d do anything for that woman. His expression is dark and serious as he says, “I can’t do that again. All I kept thinking was I just got you back after seven months of not having you around.” He grips the back of my neck, forcing my eyes to lock with his. I could’ve easily killed him the other night, Nat. “When I saw your face that night, I damn near lost my mind. We stand almost face to chest and she states firmly, “Nat does.” I spit, “No one needs someone like me.” She looks saddened by my admission. “She needs someone like you, Ghost.” That pisses me off. After a minute silence, I respond quietly. Be friends or some shit.” He finishes with a small shrug. He frowns and sniffs his reply, “I don’t know. “What are your intentions, Ghost?” He turns to face me and looks uneasy. “I think we should avoid each other.” He shakes his head slowly and smirks. But isn’t that always the way it goes? Every girl wants a bad boy who is only good to her. What’s not crazy is that, of course, I want the bad boy. With a creative imagination she never knew she harbored.īelle Aurora is a USA Today best-selling author. Friend-Zoned began to form and in February this year Belle typed the words Chapter One. It had never interested her until recently. Belle has been known to become a screeching banshee while anxiously awaiting their newest titles.īelle never thought she would write. So many authors had opened a brand new world where she could lose herself yet feel safe and at home in their stories.

Only some years ago had she discovered a new love. Having been brought up in a loud and boisterous family of Croatian descent, she developed a natural love for dramatics and laughter. She stumbled across Sandra Brown’s Breath of Scandal and fell in love with romance. Boredom one summer had her scouring the bookshelves at home. Belle Aurora is thirty-something year old and was born in the land down under.Īt an early age she fell in love with reading.

Love Thy Neighbour by Belle Aurora