Release Date: June 20, 2019
Iâm still here.
After three years, that reminder isnât as necessary. But everyone has their bad days. This is definitely one of them.
Until an adorable little boy dashes into my store.
His zest for life makes me smile in a way thatâs been long lost.
Then I meet his father.
Well, confront is more like it.
Brance Stone is volatile.
Offensive.
Harsh.
And canât be bothered to care.
Not that I want him to.
I get frostbite just looking into Branceâs glacial stare. But thereâs something undeniable about him.
My misery suddenly craves company. The suffocating numbness lifts whenever Brance is near. That alone should have me running in the opposite direction. Try as I might, thereâs no avoiding him. If only I could understand why. As if heâd let me.
I donât ask. He doesnât tell. A silent, bitter truce settles between us.
That was our first mistake.
Itâs certainly not the last.