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“Besides,” Rachel continued, keeping her tone light, “once school starts in the fall, you’re going to have so e to choose fro to do with me”

Jalass down and carefully wiped his irls I date between now and then It’ll just be practice for the real thing”

Rachel gave a bark of surprised laughter “Jamie Colter! You’re unbelievable”

“Who’s unbelievable? And how long have you been here, Jaet me?” Dylan McCafferty’s tone was mildly annoyed as he slid onto a stool beside Jalass of lemonade “I told Lucas we’d meet him at the skate park to try out your new board”

“Yeah, well, I stopped to talk with Rachel”

Dylan’s face twisted in bemusement “Why?”

Ja to her”

Dylan snorted in disgust “That’s only because you don’t live with her Trustto do with her”

Sliding from the stool, Jaainst the island and tucked it under his arrin at Rachel, “I thank God every day she’s not my sister”

Chapter One

Twelve Years Later

Jah thesun on his shoulders and the dewy coolness of the grass beneath his bare feet After a year in the Syrian Desert, he didn’t think he’d ever grow tired of the crisp mountain air and deep, cool forests that characterized his hometown of Glacier Creek, Montana

“Honey, you should put some clothes on! It’s not that warm out”

Glancing up, Jale-story, ranch-style house where he’d grown up A tall, attractive wo Zuht pink hoodie In contrast, he wore only a pair of shorts Getting a pair of jeans to fit over his leg cast was i on a shirt The day proe in the backyard, like he’d done almost every day since he’d come home