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355 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 15, 2023
"his gaze remains trapped on the trail of tiny white worms heading my way. When his eyes lift from the floor, they meet mine with an eager smile. “Want to get lunch?”
"As he collects his bike, I ask him what he’s going to do with all this cash, and he tells me he’s saving for a PlayStation. Before he goes, I give him an extra two hundred bucks."
"Rowan’s reply is immediate.
Hold tight, love. I’m coming."
“You’re beautiful, Rowan.”
This time, it’s my turn to blush."
"Do you really think I just like you when I framed a drawing you left for me on a scrap of paper you tore from a notebook? The one I hung it in the kitchen so I can look at it every day and think of you? Do you think I just like you when I tattoo it on my skin?"
"Rowan rests the handle of the ax against his shoulder and huffs before giving me a wink. “Getting revenge for hurting my girl, of course."
“Just…hold…still…” Sloane says, gritting out every word over the man’s garbled cries.
“I’d say it would hurt less if you stop struggling, but that’s a total lie.” The man screams again and I turn my head toward the sound."