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BAILEE “Not that I’m complaining about getting time with Brinley, but are you sure about this?” Ben asked, his voice coming through the car’s speaker. It wasn’t the best quality, but it did the job of helping me avoid a ticket for using my phone while driving. “No. Not at all. But I’m doing it.”
“Who he would become?"I repeated in disbelief. "He’s not some supervillain. Alex is a good man, a lot better than Caleb. If I were you, I would keep Caleb as far away from you as possible. He’s been doing coke! How is someone under the influence better to be around than the man who has loved and sup
BAILEE I was aware of the guard sitting in his car, watching me, and I walked over. He rolled down his window, staring everywhere but at me, and I narrowed my eyes at him. “How long are you going to be doing this?” I asked, bending forward but not touching his car. “How long are you going to b
ALEXANDER “Morning, Nathan,” I said, staring down at my phone to check for a message from Bailee. I was disappointed to see that she hadn’t responded yet. All morning, I hadn’t been able to shake the happiness I was feeling. I didn’t think I would ever feel this way. After what I had gone through
BAILEE The sound of glass sprinkling onto the ground made me stir, and a sharp stabbing pain went through my chest and head as I opened my eyes. The sun felt like a spotlight, blinding me as I tried to get my bearings. A warm liquid slid up my cheek before crossing my forehead, and my hand move
ALEXANDER My heart dropped to my stomach, and I practically dove for the phone on my desk to answer it. The number on the screen wasn’t familiar, and my chest tightened, realizing he didn’t even have his phone. How bad had the accident been? Multiple cars? I knew he was at least alive if he were
BAILEE They said disassociating was a trauma response. Yet, even though I heard them and could acknowledge what they said, I couldn’t shake myself from the fog clouding my brain. It felt like I was surrounded by water and was just under the surface. It was the same way I felt when Caleb would g
BAILEE “The OB is currently with another patient, but they will be here shortly, " the nurse said, popping her head in. When she saw my state, she immediately rushed in, checked the screens, and offered me a sedative that she assured me was the safest for the baby. When I couldn’t respond to give
EPILOGUE “Go, go, go!” Sebastian screamed from next to me, standing and leaning over the person in front of him as if Ben could hear him over the crowd and the glass. Then again, with how loud the man was, he just might. I had only known Bash in passing from when I worked for Ben as his assista
HAVEN ONE MONTH LATER My eyes kept moving from the woman before me to the clock on the wall behind her. I wanted to be here, but I had more important places to be. She had run over with her last client, which made us run over and caused me to be late for an important game. Ben had been stressin
BEN Haven was empty for the next few weeks as she flew back and forth, cleaning out the house her ex-husband had left her. It had been Cynthia’s home, too, and Haven had been taking extra care and devotion to ensuring things were handled and gone through properly. I had gone with her a few times,
HAVEN Her hand was cold, and I adjusted her blanket to cover her arm. The lawyers had come in and refused to admit any fault of the hospital, even though Cynthia had her ID on her and even knew one of the paramedics who brought her in for them to have given the hospital her name. They should ha
HAVEN Sitting in the airport in the middle of the night with a toddler who got angry each time the loudspeaker called for another flight and disturbed her sleep was not what I had been prepared for. My mind was a foggy mess. All I could picture was Cynthia falling down the stairs. How long had sh
BEN Being excited about an ex getting involved in my life might not have been the best thing when things were already tense, but fuck did it feel good to know I did indeed have friends in high places and they were watching my back. Was I still expecting them to hold it over me and try to get me t
BEN It was odd pulling up to the house and finding there wasn’t a single paparazzi in sight. After today’s news, I expected them to be ready to break down my gate for a story, but no one was there. Instead, a blacked-out SUV sat across the street, and my stomach twisted when I realized it was pro
HAVEN I needed to get out of the house. Staying inside was driving me crazy, and I couldn’t take it anymore. My last job interview was a week ago, and while I keep applying, no one wants to hire the woman all over the tabloids with a sex tape. Our PR team managed to get it taken down, but it stil
BEN “Rangers player Benjamin Evans is today’s hot topic. Now fans were petitioning for him to be traded for his performance last season. Even I wanted him gone, and I’ve followed his career since he was being scouted.” The reporters around him laughed, and I gritted my jaw. “I know. I remember hi