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When Darryl woke in his cabin the following one For the next ten years

Chapter One

“He knows if you’ve been bad or good…” the long-haired brunette with the sparkling green eyes sang

These days, not h to warrant a call to 911, but tonight was definitely not an ordinary night The wrought-iron streetlights bea River Rock’s historic Main Street, revealing large snowflakes fluttering down as Officer Darryl Wilson strode up to the large fountain in the center of town The small town nestled into the Colorado iven day There hadn’t been a murder in River Rock since soers stirring up trouble, shady business into shenanigans This tiht, the trouble was an intoxicated woh heels And as he stepped closer, Darryl couldn’t believe his eyes

Penelope Carter He’d heard she’d co to see her like this

The girl who’d blown his mind at summer camp with the hottest kiss of his life when he was a ca hi before hieous woht places that had his full attention

“Santa Claus is co off one heel and lifting her hands in the air as if she were a figure skater and the music was real, not in her head

Impressive, really She skated better on heels than most people did on skates

Darryl sighed and took in the crowd next to her with their cell phones out fil, especially if her little skit went viral “All right,” he said, stepping forward “Tuck those phones away The show is over”

A few grulow of the cell phones faded, and the crowd began to dissipate Darryl turned back to Penelope, who sang, “You better watch out” At least if the clip went viral, she could carry a note

“Penelope,” he said, closing in on her, experiencing the sao

She did a little twirl “You better not pout” She pushed off one heel, wobbling slightly then quickly righted herself “So, somethin