Thrive - Addicted

Informationen zum Autor Krista and Becca Ritchie Klappentext When fake rumors spread like wildfire - like having three-ways with her boyfriend's brother - Lily Calloway retreats to a dark place, while her boyfriend Loren is more determined than ever to keep their sex life private. The TikTok sensation Addicted series continues with THRIVE, now in a print edition with special bonus material! Leseprobe One 0 years: 00 months August Lily Calloway Whenever I envisioned my twenty-first birthday, it included lots of booze, maybe some drugs, and a giant pack of male strippers. A giant pack. Possibly even the kind of strippers that give you a little something special at the end. That imagination belonged to a different Lily. From a different time. Possibly a different cosmic universe. At least that's what it feels like. My twenty-first birthday, in actuality, is far less toxic. And the only men I'm celebrating with happen to be my boyfriend and his brother-as far from male strippers as I can get. In fact, I had proposed a nice birthday in front of the television, but Lo dragged me out of the house, seducing me with my favorite place in Philly: Lucky's Diner. I previously told my sisters that I would not be having a party, and this impromptu event resulted after Lo found out. Now I kinda wish I had invited Rose or Daisy or even my eldest sister, Poppy. A long wave of awkward silence passes between Ryke and me, and I silently beg Lo to return to the table. But he stands by the hostess podium, still talking to the manager about closing the blinds. Ten cameramen are stationed outside of the diner, some heftier cameras perched on their shoulders, the lenses pressed to the glass window. A week ago, we learned that Ryke's mom leaked my sex addiction to the press, the reason I am now on the front page of tabloids and discussed across social media. Ryke keeps blaming himself, even when we tell him not to. If anything, this is all my fault. I'm the one who went down this path. If it wasn't true, it'd be a different story, right? But I'm a sex addict. Everyone knows it. And now we have to figure out how to deal with this spotlight. The quiet grates on me, and I instantly break it without thinking. "You know what's funny, I always thought today would consist of a pack of male strippers," I blurt out. Why, Lily, why? I look anywhere but his face, already feeling my cheeks heat. "A pack?" Ryke says in disbelief. "Men are fucking people too, Lily. Can you not talk about them like you're ordering a case of beer? And . . . what the fuck?" I think he should have started with what the fuck. But I let that go. He adds, "Don't tell me you used to look at men and only saw another dick to ride." I flush but manage to reply despite my embarrassment. "Used to. Key word. Past tense," I say quickly. "Now I see all the other anatomy." I wave my hands toward him and then realize what I'm doing. "Not that I ever thought about you as just a dick. I mean, I thought you were a dick, but the metaphorical kind. Not the kind I would ride." Holy shit. I just need to shut up. "You have some serious fucking issues, Calloway," Ryke snaps. "So says you and the rest of the world," I mutter and tear open a packet of sugar. I try hard to avoid the cameras that click click click behind the giant glass window. His eyes soften, and he shakes his head before letting out a gnarled groan. "Look," he says, "it's your birthday. I didn't get you anything-" "I didn't expect you to." "Let me fucking finish." I roast again. He shakes his head. "You have to stop, Lily. Everything I say isn't sexual." "Sorry," I mumble. "I was going to say, I didn't get you anything yet. What would you like?" What would I like? There are too many things I want, but most of them have to be acquired by supernat...

Product details

• Authors: Becca Ritchie, Krista Ritchie
• Publisher: Berkley Publishing Group
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 01.08.2023
• EAN: 9780593639603
• ISBN: 978-0-593-63960-3
• No. of pages: 336
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 210 mm x 21 mm
• Series: Addicted; ADDICTED SERIES
• Subject: Fiction > Narrative literature