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RUIN ME, PLEASE

RUIN ME, PLEASE

Part 6: Attraction + Obstacle = Desire

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Alyssa Allegretti
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Part 6: Attraction + Obstacle = Desire

With increasing desperation, romance novels beg and moan the same question over and over and over and over again: Can I tolerate my need? Can you tolerate your need? Will my need destroy me? Will your need destroy you? Will we destroy one another with our need? 

It is a curious thing, this NEED. Pop se…

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