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Chapter 1

The front door swings open and the second I step over the threshold; Shaylee begins tearing intoher eyes fro ns of stress “Do you have any idea hoorried I was? You can’t just stay out all night without letting et into soument with a bunch of boys and then they were arrested and no one has seen you since”

Oh, shit That alht with Roht

“I…” I go to start explaining e over the palm of my hand and instantly cuts me off

“What happened to you?” she gasps, rushing forward and forgetting all about the fact that she’s atteood foster mother/aunt should do

I raise a hopeful brow “Would you believe me if I said that I was assaulted by a cop?”

Herout of her head She stares atAre you kidding? Who? Which cop?”

I shakeI was far too preoccupied to bother catching the dick’s nauy, this tall,” I say, holdingpop-belly and a dirty scar down the side of his face He pushedup the side of lass”

I hold up et a better look and fury instantly ripples through her A lol co fro it a little too hard “This is coet yourself through a quick shower and then I’ charges against that asshole How dare he put his hands on you”

I grin wide, looking up at the woman who has had her life thrown co on her door only a few short weeks ago She was once er, to now the wo to lean on

I tug rip and throw in to overwhel and it’s not even past 9 auard “I don’t think I’ve ever told you but I really appreciate everything you’ve done for me and Blake”

She wraps her ar, and war for this veryyears “I’d do it ait a pro to always stand by it

Her declaration has so within my chest and I feel for the second ti to turn around Shaylee holds onto me for a fewbreath, her eyes come back toto distract ht”

I grin and I feel listen with mischief “I meant that one hundred percent, but did it kind of distract you?”

She shakes her head in exasperation and pulls her lips into a tight line, so me of h to give you a chance to explain where the hell you’ve been all night But don’t be fooled, I still fully intend to throw the law at that dirty cop Don’t they knoho you are? What you’ve already been through?”

I shrugthe co, they probably just assumed I was a rotten apple”

Shay throws her hands up and she instantly begins to overreact “Great I only just got you and I’ve already lost you to the dark side What is it? Drugs? Alcohol? Fighting? I know you keep that old knife under your pillow Please don’t tellaround with the kind of people to peer pressure you into this kind of stuff”

“Holy Cow, Shay Cal out with Damian and Slade from school”