“happy. It didn’t matter to me that his sister refused to slither back to Texas or that whenever Mrs. H saw us together, her brow furrowed in a worried frown. The only thing I could think about was him. The way he was slowly learning my body during other times spent at that same hotel or in his truck or wherever else we could find a moment alone to devour each other. The way he said my name just after he kissed me. The way my chest tightened every time he looked in my direction. I was falling—h...ard. So damn hard that somehow, I’d forgotten that all good things had to come to an end. For me, it wasn’t the end of July, but a week before, when I came home from the nursery to find Hazel ransacking my bedroom. “What are you doing?” I demanded. Before I could stop myself, I was halfway across the room, my hands on her shoulders as I jerked her to her feet. “Get the hell out.” She shoved her face close to mine, a cruel gleam making her green eyes look like shiny marbles. “You stole my necklace, you trashy little bitch, so give it back before I call the cops.”MoreLessRead More Read Less
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