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Prologue

Juno

I stare up at the ceiling, unable to fall asleep I’ve been tossing and turning for the past hour and it’s all his fault Cooper Cross is my best friend's older brother, and he’s invaded too hts since he cahim

When I s, Lux and I beca to hate it here because it was so isolated Beforeschools and the city Both of h-powered attorneys and the life they had was fast-paced I was pushed into school early in life, and there wasn’t tied

In the blink of an eye they were gone, and even now it’s hard to believe they died together in a plane crash It took a while for me to come to ters to live with ht intothe same for her since she lost her father

I close ins to race in my chest because I know it’s Cooper He is the only other person in this house besides Lux, and she’s fast asleep next to ht, which is typical for him

I’d never met Cooper until recently when he came back home after their dad passed away He came back with the specific purpose to look after Lux, and now he’s the town sheriff, and everyone adores him I had a crush on him before he even knew I existed I saw photos of hio when Lux invited me over for the first time

I thought he was the handsomest man I’d ever seen until I came face to face with hier than his older pictures I suppose being a SEAL could do that to anyone, but Cooper is insane to look at

After a long ain, and I kick off the covers As quietly as I can, I sit up on the side of the bed Cooper is going to lose his mind when he finds out what Lux has planned to my mind over it too

I know she’s onlyher around all the tio to the city with her, but I left that life behind Once I’d gotten to Pink Springs, my eyes were opened to a whole neorld, one that I want for the long haul

People here generally care about each other, and fa for a family of my own, but the proble me to make that dream come true Not to mention because I’m Lux’s best friend I’m included in the blanket rule in town to keep the opposite sex away fro around when it coed for Someone to truly look after me

When I get out of bed, I lass of water and lean up against the counter as I gulp it down It’s going to be strange not co over here all the time because Lux and I are pretty ets too hard I could follow after her It’s not like anything here is holding me back except myself

The lights in the kitchen flicker on, and the glass drops out of oes everywhere, and I stand there frozen Cooper is across froray sweatpants Every inch of hi tattoos I didn’t know he had

“Fuck,” Cooper barks “Don’t move your ass one step,” he orders

I’m not sure I could if I tried because I’m still in shock Cooper and I don’t really talk much He comes into the diner where I work a lot, so I hear him talk to others But in all that time I’ve never heard him talk like that before

“I’m sorry,” I say when he comes back with a broom

“Shit, you’re bleeding”

He props the brooo to my hips He lifts me offhands grip me He places me on the kitchen counter and barks another order for lass