LOGIN“He’s a good kid, Dom. Give him a break. Sure he made some mistakes…” my mother countered and my nose scrunched from her words. This wouldn’t be the first I’d heard her say that. The way he always spoke for Kye made it seem like she accepted him or something. Somehow she’d forgotten what he had don
AVAIt was official that I now hated hospitals. And all it took to get me to hate it were three trips. And this was Kye’s second one.They’d taken him in an hour ago and there was still no word from anyone about him.His gunshot wound hadn’t even healed yet and he was under the knife again. And all
KYEOf course I chose her. I wasn’t stupid enough to let Dylan touch her because I couldn’t make a decision. But I also didn’t shoot her father. I shot at my uncle instead. And this time I didn’t have to think much about it. All except the risk that the bullet could hit Ava, or that Dylan could mov
“Just tell me what it’ll take for me to do for you to let her go.” I changed the subject fast, hoping it would distract him from that vile thought. He tipped his head up and gave me a look that read he didn’t expect that from me.I took that moment of silence and lowered my eyes to Ava. Her mouth w
My thumb worked fast, my eyes darted from the road, to the phone and then back to the road again. I wouldn’t want to crash into another car before even saving the damsel in distress.“Old Vintage Point Storage…” the message read. I copied the words and skipped over to the maps app and pasted it ther
KYEThe room fell silent. Liam’s words stung deeper than I expected it to. It wasn’t just cutting me off from his family, I could live with that. This was about Ava and expecting me to keep away from her.It was next to impossible with me. But that wasn’t what I needed to be thinking about right no
AVAWhen I had come out after hearing the noise outside, I didn’t say anything at first because dealing with Kye was just too confusing. He’s like a puzzle. One second he wanted me and the next, he didn't. It’s so fucking annoying and I’m so done with his games. The night air was sharp and it bit a
My chest was still heaving when I turned back to my room, and my room as well as my thoughts were a fucking mess. How long has that camera been up there? Have they seen Ava in here? Have they seen us in bed? My jaw clenched hard enough to ache as the realization dawned on me. For them to be watching
KYEAva believed me… just as I had hoped. I told myself to keep my distance, the kind that wouldn’t make her guess that I was there for something other than what I had told her. I have to make this look believable. And since it was just two more days before grandma needed the proposal. That was all
KYEI tried to sleep but it never came. I just laid in bed with my arm flung over my eyes, my heart beating too fast as my mind replayed the truth I had uncovered like a broken record. Everything had been a lie. The Grahams weren’t the monsters I had been raised to hate. It was us… my family, my blo







