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“Why are you back in town?” I asked. April grimaced even as she grinned. “God, that is…a really long story.” Her eyes lit up. “Why don’t we have dinner tonight? Catch up?” There went my plan to eat out less. “Sure,” I said. “That sounds wonderful.” We exchanged numbers, and she headed off to the…

“Yeah, it all happened after you’d left town. I never mentioned it to you, though. You were always busy, and I never wanted to get into silly boyfriend drama.” “That’s not important,” she said, sliding her plate away, appetite obviously gone as she studied me. “Steff told me a little about it all. If you…

I dropped it. My family was one of the biggest organized crime families in the Midwest. I’d been aware of it since I was a child. They didn’t deal in any of the seedier sides of the criminal world that other families did. No human trafficking, no prostitution, no porn. They tended to do more…

I was in a parking lot, head leaning against the window, hugging myself and sobbing. Snap —I was back in my house, dumbly watching a pan of bacon burn to a crisp, sharp, acrid smoke wafting up to my nose. The strange disjointedness had finally ebbed that evening, yet I couldn’t remember half the day….

Tate put a hand on my shoulder. “Are you sure you’re okay? You can come stay with me and Harley. We have that extra guest bedroom if you don’t want to be alone.” “No, I’m good. Besides, I don’t think Jordyn or Mariah would enjoy a sullen and heartbroken guy moping around the house. Teenagers…

Hearing that Blayne was in rough shape sent a sliver of guilt through me. I’d done that to him. He’d asked for it, literally and figuratively, but it didn’t make me feel any better. Unable to give a good response, I nodded absently. They called our number a few seconds later, and Jared leaped up…

“Working a lot. I took a bit of a sabbatical to come be with Dad.” LJ snapped his fingers like he’d thought of something. “That’s right. Uncle Gio said you were like a famous makeup artist or something.” I blushed. “I’m not famous, no. But some of my clients are.” Chris leaned forward eagerly. “Who?”…

My dad looked taken aback. “You guys are neighbors? How’s that going?” I put the magazine aside and folded my hands in my lap. “Not great. Things haven’t exactly been what you’d call friendly between us.” Dad banged a hand on the armrest of his chair. Not hard like he was royally pissed, but enough…

Guilt flashed across her face, and she averted her gaze. What the fuck did that mean? Was she purposely screwing with me? Did she want me to go through all the pain of unrequited mating? Oh, God, did she have feelings for me? My skin crawled at the thought. “Ava? Are you being serious right…

really do—reject you as my mate. I mean it this time.” Pain unlike anything I’d ever experienced sliced through me. Sharp, intense, and abrupt. It hit fast enough that I couldn’t even scream. Instead, I clenched my jaw and slid to my knees. It was like my body was on fire, shattering to pieces and…