LOGINOn her reading table were a few books, I grabbed the stack of sticky notes, and scribbled some words for her, peeled it off and pasted it on her door.When she woke up, she would see it before leaving her room.After that, I leaned forward careful not to wake her then planted a kiss on her cheek bef
I let out a defeated sigh and adjusted my body against the pillow. “I’m leaving…” Liam was on his feet so fast all I saw was a blur. “What? What the fuck does that even mean?” He yelled and I swear that sound almost tore my head split open. I could my heartbeat in my head.I winced at the noise and
KYEHe looked just like me. My father. Not just that but I was the exact copy of him, just a lot younger than what Alexander and Raina have had the displeasure of meeting.I held my phone tightly as I stirred at his picture, as if waiting for the man in it to move and say something, answer my questi
“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
After we hung up, I went to tell Dominic and Faith about my decision. Faith looked relieved, her smile soft and understanding. "You need this," she said gently. "A break from work and. everything else."Dominic nodded in agreement. "Take care of yourself, Raina. We'll be fine here."I hugged Faith f
“Ready for lunch?” I asked as she walked toward me.She nodded, tucking a stray strand of hair behind her ear. “Yeah, let’s go.”We exited the building together, the midday sun warm on our faces. As we made our way toward the car, we passed a group of janitors cleaning up a section of the tiled floo
ALEXANDERFor the first time in years, life felt... settled. A little over three weeks had passed since Raina told me we didn’t need to go ahead with the case. Her words still echoed in my mind, replaying over and over like a melody I couldn’t get out of my head. Each passing day chipped away at the
"Come on," I cajoled, slipping my arm around his waist and steering him toward the hall. "Just let me take care of you. I've got a quiet room where you can rest."He didn't struggle as I pulled him towards the private room I'd readied beforehand. Every step felt like a war—he was heavy, and the dead







