From Lost Puppy to Lioness

a guy named Mar

than said, "A converted wa

ter a small fight with E

rprise him, to m

he warehouse. Music p

ich kids, the kind Ava grew

ked for

hift bar, surrounded by a

learly at first, then voi

ou collect?" one vo

Ethan' s nickname

Ethan' s voice, cold and arrogant, so diff

ss. Did she really fall for the struggl

t hurt. Didn' t even question why a 'struggli

blood r

orld

ard, into their

tha

e freezing on his f

ent quiet, sm

han, no, Ace Sterling, heir to a tec

, her own voice a whi

ng in his eyes, then gone. "It was

oice rose. "My l

. "You were ea

ered. "She actually tho

hed over Ava, h

tar pick she' d saved for weeks to buy. She' d though

rought it to give back after t

lled i

hand shaking, "was this

ick, then at her. He

w it at

cheek, a small, i

linch, just

he said, his voi

through the crowd, their l

artin DB5. That' s

agging