Forever Burn by Trinity Lemm ~ Excerpt
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About Forever Burn by Trinity Lemm
Title: Forever Burn
Author: Trinity Lemm
Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary Romance
Tatum Everley is a freshman at Western Michigan University. Due to an emotionally and psychologically abusive past relationship, Tate struggles from Complex-Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. She has been working on controlling her symptoms and flashbacks, but when she meets Axel Burne at a fraternity party, who is notorious for sleeping around and getting into fights, she tries her best to dodge the bullet. Axel starts to become intrigued by Tate, but she’s better off choosing Lucas— the sweet guy who has been trying to take her out since orientation. But even though Lucas is the better option, Axel keeps reappearing. Tate continues to try to stay away from him, but it starts becoming harder to, and as she gets closer to him, things start to get way out of hand. If Tate wants her happy ending and her sanity intact, then she has to push through the hardships and maintain control over her disorder.
Excerpt from Forever Burn
© 2021
Trinity Lemm
I kept messing with my hair, moving it from one side to the other. I contemplated throwing it up into a messy bun or ponytail, but I was too indecisive to choose. I was tired and hungover, and by the look of my face and messy hair, it showed.
Axe studied me, lifting an eyebrow. “Stop it. You look fine.”
“Yeah, if you think circus clowns look fine.”
“Maybe I like circus clowns.”
“Says the one afraid of turtles.”
“Only the ones that bite you,” he smirked as he handed me a dixie cup filled with coins. “I’ll play you in skee-ball,” he said.
“You’re on.”
We treaded past a small group of kids, making me feel slightly out of place as we made our way over to skee-ball. I placed my cup of coins on the ledge, my eyes trailing up to meet Axe’s, which were already looking at me. He raised a brow, waiting for me to speak first.
“You first, princess,” I said, motioning to the machine.
He rubbed his chin as he chuckled, picking up a token and sliding it in to the coin slot.
I took a step back so that he had room to play, furrowing my brows as he missed his target, time and time again.
“You suck,” I said with my arms crossed.
He threw his last ball, before turning his curly-haired head to me. “Think you could do better?”
“Yes. One-hundred percent.”
“Alright, Miss. Know-It-All. Prove it then.”
“Step aside,” I said as I placed my small hand on his bicep and playfully pushed him out of the way, pretending that the bulge of his muscle didn’t faze me.
I rolled each ball carefully, trying my best to make it into the holes with the higher points, considering how shitty my aim was. But even with my bad aim, I still managed to beat Axe’s score.
I happily raised a brow at him, delighted by my own performance.
“Whatever. I let you win,” he said.
“You let me?” I stifled a laugh. “Yeah, right.” Axe smirked, amused by my reaction. “You want a rematch?” I offered.
“I’m good.”
“Yeah, that’s what I thought.”
I bent down to pick up my cup of tokens, my heart pausing as Axe began to speak again.
“There’s something about you that I like,” he said.
I paused for a quick second before reminding myself not to let him or anything he said faze me. “Thanks,” I responded, trying to avoid eye-contact with him.
He shook his head, a perfect smirk still resting upon his face. “So damn stubborn.”
“I prefer to be stubborn.”
“I can tell.”
I shrugged, trying to end the conversation there. I didn’t know what to make of his comment. Was it a compliment? I couldn’t even tell.
“You know you don’t have to pretend be a bitch around me, right?” he asked.
“Maybe I’m not pretending.”
Axe tilted his head, refusing to believe my words. “Oh, c’mon. I see right through it.”
“What makes you so sure?”
“I just know,” he softly said.
“You don’t know anything,” I shook my head, unable to hide the tiny grin upon my lips.
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About Trinity Lemm
Trinity Lemm is from a small town in Illinois. After graduating from high school in 2019, she began attending Western Michigan University to study both business and dance, with plans of maintaining a writing career on the side. When she is not writing, she enjoys dancing, spending time with friends and family, and watching scary movies.
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