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Chapter 1

Violet

The sound of a horn honking in the driveway hadlish Lit book

“Not so fast!” Dad called before I could take more than two steps away fro a quick breakfast together

I paused, picked up ulped half of it down Moer brother, Mason, so she could drop hi just Dad and

Wiping my mouth with a napkin, I bounced onto my tiptoes and s hoht with Cannon”

“Then I’ll see you there,” he said, his jaw popping as he clenched and unclenched it

I gave hi to channel Mom, but I hadn’t perfected it yet so he didn’t even flinch I really needed to work on it so to tell Mom,” I threatened instead

“Your ,” he clarified, and I nearly released a relieved sigh before catchingthe boy tonight, and we’re all going to be there to support him”

I tried not to smile at the pride I saw inof tears He was a hard-ass when it came to Luca, but he loved him like an honorary nephew Dad wanted the best for all us kids, and he was always standing on the sidelines, cheering us all on whenever we needed him the most

The horn honked again, this tio,” I said as I kissed his cheek again

In the driveway, Shaas sitting in the front passenger seat of her brother’s car She slapped hiain, and I flipped him off as I walked toward theht they were twins Both of theh Shaw favored their mother a little more than Cannon did They both had that sun-kissed blond hair everyone wanted their stylist to give them Their dimples popped every time they smiled Their blue eyes e had the looks that ith their large bank accounts, but they each had their own careers and they weren’t even out of high school yet

Getting in the back, I moved to the middle so I could see them both, and I pulled onout a atching us

Once I was secured, Cannon carefully backed out of the driveway and drove the speed lihborhood Shaw and Cannon lived next door, but our houses were pretty spread out like every other house on this stretch of beach in Santa Monica

Once ere through the gates and out of sight of the guards that were ever-watchful, Cannon hit the gas, and ere at school in aso loud no one could really talk, and Shaw didn’t bother to attempt to turn it down She looked pensive as she watched the world go by out the side , and I was all too happy not to have to contribute to any conversation

If either of our fathers knew he drove like he did—especially with Shaw and me in the car with hiot finished with him

Cannon was like a brother toto narc on him to either of our dads—and definitely not to Luca With Lyric already hating Cannon, I didn’t think having both Thornton tanting to beat his face in would be good for his health

Shaw shot me a look as her brother climbed from the car, no trace of her earlier mood in those blue eyes of hers “You okay?”

I lifted a shoulder in a half shrug “Dad’s coht”

“Yeah, Daddy said he was too I bet half the stands will be full of rock gods” Her lips twisted for a oing to a Malibu gaet you all quiet like this What’s up, Vi?”

My phone alerted me to a text, but I didn’t reach for it in my purse iht then, I kneasn’t going to be able to hold on to“Scouts are going to be in the stands tonight,” I told her in a voice that was hoarse with the tears I was trying to keep at bay

“Ah, Vi” Shaw reached back and squeezedto college, you two have a plan”

“Yeah,” Iher a small smile But my chin still trembled, and I attempted to sn the lump in my throat

Luca and I did have a plan He was already being

offered scholarships to play defense at soes in the nation He would take the one that would get him the most exposure and the best chance at a top draft pick The year he entered the draft would be h school Once we knehich teae close to hiether