Hostile: An Impossible Love Gay RomanceContent Note: This is a short story that may be read in under 2 hours —Perfect to relax before bed or by the pool! For a limited time, this book also includes an extra 20+ hours of bonus stories for your enjoyment! Nate WilliamsI was living a lie. I wanted something more from my life. I could barely take care of myself. I liked my solitude, but my bed was cold.Derek could fill that void. If only I could see the real man under the hostility. His attitude should be a deal breaker. A man like him could never give me what I wanted. There was no way that I was going to risk my heart.I didn’t know what love was. I had settled for living in denial.It was my fault. I let it happen. It was time for a change. I had something that he wanted. I wasn’t sure that I wanted to give it to him.I know that I haven’t lived a day in my life. Derek is that bad boy. It’s not what he says, but it’s how he says it that has me trying in vain to resist his charms. I have never been a dog person. There’s definitely something about this dog and his owner. Thinking about him is wrong.Derek HollingsHe just rubbed me the wrong way. Showing up unannounced when I was feeling vulnerable was asking for me to lash out.Nate’s body is a work of art that needs to be appreciated. I don’t feel that I can give him all of me. I’ve been through too much to let somebody get that close again.The only thing that I had to hold onto was my dog. He was loyal to a fault. He was always there and then he wasn’t.It was such a fine line between love and hate. I was feeling the difference. One was someone that was bad for me. The other was somebody that I felt was a little naïve.There was no changing my situation. I wanted something that I couldn’t have. He was everything. The way that he looked at me is more than I deserve. Wanting him is making me hungry.My needs burn for Nate in a way that I have never felt before.I can’t tell him how I feel. I have to show him. Make him believe that I am more than I appear. I will have him. I just have to find a way. I will find a way.