His Blame, Her Liberation

A last hurrah before everyone scattered. I only went to s

ve known it

of water when a voice c

s! The ice qu

xactly as I remembered her: cheap leather jacket, defiant smirk, and eyes that held a lifetime of

ed, turning to

face here," Jess spat, stepping cl

a step but kept my balance. My fath

was your friend, and you left him to get his leg shattered

, injured athlete and his fiery girlfriend. They sa

ed her easily, catching her wrist in a fi

oice just for her. "Le

red. "Y

ed to the crowd, my voice clear

now you set up the who

s face froze, the color draining from it. Liam looke

ed on her. "You wanted to break him, make him dependent on you. You wanted his family t

rieked, but the panic was o

ights cut through the darkness. A sheriff' s car

fire, his eyes scanning the

old. "You need to come with me. Your cousi