And we still had a whole afternoon to go. Elle’s eyes arched in surprise before a flirty grin spread across her face. I found a barrel of laughter tumbling from my chest before I could even think. Just when I thought she was naive and innocent, she taunted me with that sexy curve of her jaw and t...
I knew she wouldn’t call. I knew when I had woken up and found her missing that the likelihood of her picking up the phone to call me was slim to none. When I’d woke and saw her missing, I’d wanted nothing more than to find her. So I’d put on my sneakers and jogged down the street, aiming for th...
I shrieked as shock froze any other thought in my brain. “Chad, what are you doing here? What happened to your neck?” I approached them, trying to determine what exactly had happened in the moments before I’d gotten home. “This fucking asshole choked me!” He stumbled a minute as he rubbed at his...
I stood at the stove, stirring Liam’s Irish stew. We’d stopped at the market on the way home so I could pick up some groceries for Daddy, and now Liam and I were making dinner together. It was so normal, so homey, so perfect. “That sounds like fun.”“My dad says we’re all Italian, but I think my m...
I juggled the duffel on my shoulder and swiped at the sticky heat dampening my forehead. It’d been a few years since I’d been to Gran’s house, summer jobs and studies taking up most of my time these days, but when she’d fallen sick, I knew I had to see her. I’d dropped everything and cleared my ...
I’d had a long chat with my supervisor and explained the entirety of the situation with Tessa. He’d assured me that it wasn’t the big deal that the broadcast had made it out to be, and only encouraged me to keep her safe. I'd already made the call to the security firm and they were headed out tom...
I heard the soft snick of the bedroom door closing and knew I was alone. I collapsed in a weakened heap on the floor and let out a soft sob. What the hell was I doing here? Who was this man? Tears poured down my cheeks in streams as I clutched at the fabric of the cheap dress my foster mother ha...