LOGINEmery had just buried her husband Jasper, a mafia boss.. the man she stood by for ten years. But even in death .. he betrayed and humiliated her. Now she has been given a second chance to make her life her own. She wants out of the engagement that’s been contractually in place since they were kids. Her ‘family’ welcomes her back with open arms, and her childhood friends vow to protect her. But Jasper is the head of their rival gang. And he doesn’t want to let her go. Emery longs to be free and to live her life differently the second time around. But will she be able to do that? Breaking off the engagement could cause a war between the two families. So will she protect herself? Or the people she loves? How can she do both?
View MoreEmery Autumn I pulled my sweater tighter around me as I stood looking out by back door towards the woods. The woods that used to scare me .. and now are just a memory. I had worried that my nightmares would get worse after everything with Norman. But that’s not what happened. They’d gone away completely … just like my parents had told me in my dream. We’d stayed so busy for the last few months. After our extravagant honeymoon and then the extended trip with our friends we’d come back home and hosted Joanne and Aimee for a week. We celebrated the Fourth of July and then both Bridge and Layla had birthdays. After that we’d thrown ourselves into work for a while. Except for when Vincent had come home for a while. He was traveling so much that we hardly saw him. On his last visit .. he wanted Elijah to come with him to look at a camper. One of those huge motorhomes for him and Martha to travel in. But I got the shock of a lifetime when not one of those huge ass fuckers came ro
EmeryWe were sitting on the back deck around the pool talking about the new jacuzzi we were getting. Hot tub … jacuzzi … whatever you wanna call it. I was so looking forward to it. I knew it would help my aches and pains that were ever present by the end of the day. And I wanted Oliver to be able to use it too. I wasn’t the only one who came out of the last ordeal with scars. And boy did I have them. I had a large one running down the side of my neck .. from my ear to the top of my shoulder. It had gotten cut in the wreck somehow. Same with my arm that had a huge scar down the outside of it from shoulder to elbow. I had a few on my leg from all the surgeries. And one on my side from the surgery I had to have on my ribs after breaking them about three times in a row. But I didn’t care. They were a part of me now. They told a story of where I’d been…. And how I came out the other side. So the guys were coming Monday to install it. I figured the girls and I would be swimming a lot n
Elijah 4 MONTHS LATER It was summer. We’d switched out our sweaters and boots for shorts and sandals. Things were finally getting back to normal. It had taken quite a while, understandably. Emery had finally mostly healed .. physically anyway. Oliver too. They both had a rough time for a while .. Norman was now being held in a state prison miles away.. awaiting trial for Emery’s kidnapping and attempted murder. And the murder of her parents. My dad and Frank were coming to terms that the third corner of their triangle was gone .. and would never come back. I had worried about my dad .. his being sick and this on top of it couldn’t be good for him. But he’d pushed through. Now he was off traveling with Martha. Aimee and Joanne had stuck around for a week. They both knew everything now but I knew they’d keep it to themselves. Emery was happy to have them close by those first few days. She and Oliver both got to leave the hospital three days after they’d woken up. I’d be happy
Emery I had laid there in bed thinking about the dream I’d had. Or whatever it was. Bridge was still asleep and Elijah wasn’t back yet.. but I was wide awake now. I looked around the room. Flowers and balloons and other trinkets were everywhere. I noticed a couple of bags sitting on the rolling table next to me. An envelope stuck out of the top of one with my name on it. I frowned. I don’t know why. But I knew I needed that bag. I needed to open it .. immediately. Something was pushing me to get it. I sat up as best as I could. I was barely able to reach the corner of the table with my fingertips. I pulled.. it rolled… about a centimeter.. But after a few more times I got it and rolled it towards me. I picked up the bag and looked at it quizzically. What about this gift is making me so interested??I reached in and grabbed the card. It had my name on the front. I took the card out of the envelope and opened it. I frowned when I saw who it was from. But I started reading anyw
Emery I was inside my nightmare. Everything was exactly the same. The moon had come out from behind the clouds .. guiding my way. And I was running away from the madman who was calling my name from behind me. “Emeryyyy come out come out wherever you are.” He said. “Isn’t this just perfect? H
Elijah Seeing Emery in her wedding dress for the first time just about blew me away. I’d never ever in my life seen anything so breathtakingly beautiful. She looked like some sort of fairy snow princess. And I wasn’t the only one who couldn’t take my eyes off her. Every single person here had the
EmeryThe day had arrived. It was the day I would leave one life behind .. and step into a new one. The day I would stand with Elijah, and our two souls became one. The day I got to marry my best friend .. the boy that I had loved and adored and wanted to protect since childhood. Even though he en
ElijahEmery opened her small piece of paper that she’d written her vows on and looked at me.. grinning. I was glad to get mine out of the way. Not because I didn’t mean them.. or didn’t want to say all that to her, I did. But I also was nervous that she wouldn’t like them.. or wouldn’t understand












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