Wicked When He Cries (Sinners of Blackthorne U Book 4)

"I want to touch him. I want to break him open and see if he still fits in the cracks he left behind inside of me." "Don't lose yourself trying to fit in, Noah. It's easy to forget who you are when everyone else in the room is too loud." "I missed you every single day I was gone. Every single f****** day, I woke up wishing I didn't leave. Missed your voice. Your laugh. The way you used to look at me. I missed you, Blue." "Wanting someone you can't have is one thing. Loving someone you're not allowed to love is something else entirely." "You ever feel like no matter how loudly you scream, the people who are supposed to love you the most just...they just don't hear you?" "You're so f****** beautiful, Babygirl. Don't ever hide from me again. You're mine. All of you. Every damn inch." "You see that? That's you. All light, broken up and put back together to make something even more beautiful." "You know you're mine now, right?" "I've been yours since I was fifteen." "What's the point of fighting so hard to exist when the people who are supposed to love me seem determined to erase me?" "I've loved you for so long, I don't even remember what it felt like not to." What another phenomenal book by Avery! This author has become one of my new favorite authors and these Sin Bin Boys are EVERYTHING. I really love this author's writing flow and depth of her stories. Avery really knows how to pack every type of emotion into her stories. She does a flawless job on handling…

🏀 👠 🏊🏻‍♂️ So. Roman and Damon took me through the ringer. Luca and Sage broke my heart. Liam and Nate had me staring at the wall contemplating life. Damien and Noah had me in a puddle on the floor. This book is definitely different from the first three. This isn’t the dark, feral obsession I am used to seeing from the guys at the Sin Bin. The themes are still heavy, but Damien and Noah’s story is softer, and sweeter. Damien and Noah became stepbrothers around 14-15 years old, they were best friends, inseparable, and quietly falling in love. Until Damien left without a word. A choice he did not make! Four years later, they meet again at Blackthorne U, when Noah is moving into the Sin Bin. The hurt is still there. Noah wants answers. Damien can’t give them. Watching them circle each other, still clearly in love but scared of the past, was almost unbearable to watch. When Damien and Noah finally start rebuilding a friendship, its slow and cautious. It was small gestures, quiet care, Damien seeing Noah and never making Noah feel like he was too much. Their connection isn’t about possession like in previous books. It’s about devotion. The slow burn made their chemistry stronger. Seeing the way Damien took care of Noah, going so slow, guiding him, teaching him... I was a legit puddle on the floor. Watching Noah grow into his confidence, especially with Sage and Nate supporting him, was everything. It was also hilarious! Sage's oh so wise wisdom and Nate keeping him in…