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Chapters (82)
  1. Title Page
  2. Copyright Notice
  3. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  4. ONE
  5. TWO
  6. THREE
  7. FOUR
  8. FIVE
  9. SIX
  10. SEVEN
  11. EIGHT
  12. NINE
  13. TEN
  14. ELEVEN
  15. TWELVE
  16. THIRTEEN
  17. FOURTEEN
  18. FIFTEEN
  19. SIXTEEN
  20. SEVENTEEN
  21. EIGHTEEN
  22. NINETEEN
  23. TWENTY
  24. TWENTY-ONE
  25. TWENTY-TWO
  26. TWENTY-THREE
  27. TWENTY-FOUR
  28. TWENTY-FIVE
  29. TWENTY-SIX
  30. TWENTY-SEVEN
  31. TWENTY-EIGHT
  32. TWENTY-NINE
  33. THIRTY
  34. THIRTY-ONE
  35. THIRTY-TWO
  36. THIRTY-THREE
  37. THIRTY-FOUR
  38. THIRTY-FIVE
  39. THIRTY-SIX
  40. THIRTY-SEVEN
  41. THIRTY-EIGHT
  42. THIRTY-NINE
  43. FORTY
  44. FORTY-ONE
  45. FORTY-TWO
  46. FORTY-THREE
  47. FORTY-FOUR
  48. FORTY-FIVE
  49. FORTY-SIX
  50. FORTY-SEVEN
  51. FORTY-EIGHT
  52. FORTY-NINE
  53. FIFTY
  54. FIFTY-ONE
  55. FIFTY-TWO
  56. FIFTY-THREE
  57. FIFTY-FOUR
  58. FIFTY-FIVE
  59. FIFTY-SIX
  60. FIFTY-SEVEN
  61. FIFTY-EIGHT
  62. FIFTY-NINE
  63. SIXTY
  64. SIXTY-ONE
  65. SIXTY-TWO
  66. SIXTY-THREE
  67. SIXTY-FOUR
  68. SIXTY-FIVE
  69. SIXTY-SIX
  70. SIXTY-SEVEN
  71. SIXTY-EIGHT
  72. SIXTY-NINE
  73. SEVENTY
  74. SEVENTY-ONE
  75. SEVENTY-TWO
  76. SEVENTY-THREE
  77. SEVENTY-FOUR
  78. SEVENTY-FIVE
  79. SEVENTY-SIX
  80. Praise for Blood in the Water
  81. ABOUT THE AUTHOR
  82. Newsletter Sign-up

She watched as he went, and she reflected on the truth in what she’d said. She would rather be with him than anyone on earth. It was so odd; she’d never been one for schoolgirl crushes or daydream fantasies. Her childhood had given her an early, brutal glimpse into the dark side of the ways in which men and women treated each other, and that was enough to crush the seed of romanticism before it could ever take root in her heart. And yet, here she was, standing in a ruined alleyway in the middle of winter, freezing her ass off, just so she could be with this perfect, beautiful young man. And she was happy about it. She would have waited there for hours, lost her fingers to frostbite, ruined her health and given over her sanity if it meant that she could be with him. For the first time, she wondered whether this might be love.

That question led to another. What would she do with his child? As much as she believed she loved Buddy, and that he might actually love her back, she had no illusions about any man’s dependability when it came to long-term commitments. If she had the baby she had to assume it would be hers, not theirs. Could she handle it? Did she want to?

She wasn’t even sure why she’d asked her father for the money. She wasn’t sure she’d use it if he gave it to her. Maybe she wanted options. Or maybe she knew he would ask her what it was for, and as much as she was afraid to tell him, she needed him to know. For all his faults, Cormack had been the one person who had always been there for her, no matter what. Maybe she needed someone on her side.

She waited in the freezing alleyway for a few minutes, until she knew it was safe now to head to the Holiday Inn. It was hardly the Ritz, but she didn’t care. She knew that she would be happy there, at least for a little while.

TWENTY-FOUR