LOGINEPILOGUE “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
ALEXANDER Nathan was one of the few people who had a key to my house, and I was relieved to see that he already had the Patels sitting at my dining room table, waiting for me. I was furious that I had to leave Bailee. She was everything I had remembered and more. I wanted to march right back ther
BAILEE I never thought he would actually call. So, the fact that he didn’t wasn’t a surprise, but it was still upsetting. I had been clutching my phone like it was my lifeline all day, unable to focus on my designs, poking myself with my needles when I tried to sew, and even spilling my coffee dow
BAILEE “What are you talking about?” I asked, and Alex touched my arm, gently guiding me back into my seat. This should have been a romantic date. This should have been a nice night. Instead, I got this uneasy feeling in my stomach from the moment the hostess had led me to the elevator. It wa
ALEXANDER In the past, he had people trailing me. Caleb had pictures of me released to the press all the time in a failed attempt to make me look bad. That had stopped months ago, and my security hadn't seen anyone in a while. I had assumed he had stopped, which was stupid of me. “Eh, that’s a w







