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Chapters (58)
  1. Full Page Image
  2. Contents
  3. Copyright
  4. Important Note:
  5. ~ Ground Zero ~
  6. Chapter One
  7. Chapter Two
  8. Chapter Three
  9. Chapter Four
  10. Chapter Five
  11. ~ Absolutely ~
  12. Chapter Six
  13. Chapter Seven
  14. Chapter Eight
  15. Chapter Nine
  16. ~ Someone To Feed It ~
  17. Chapter Ten
  18. Chapter Eleven
  19. Chapter Twelve
  20. Chapter Thirteen
  21. Chapter Fourteen
  22. Chapter Fifteen
  23. ~ I’ve Got You Now ~
  24. Chapter Sixteen
  25. Chapter Seventeen
  26. Chapter Eighteen
  27. Chapter Nineteen
  28. Chapter Twenty
  29. Chapter Twenty-One
  30. Chapter Twenty-Two
  31. ~ Him ~
  32. Chapter Twenty-Three
  33. Chapter Twenty-Four
  34. Chapter Twenty-Five
  35. Chapter Twenty-Six
  36. Chapter Twenty-Seven
  37. Chapter Twenty-Eight
  38. ~ As I Fall ~
  39. Chapter Twenty-Nine
  40. Chapter Thirty
  41. Chapter Thirty-One
  42. Chapter Thirty-Two
  43. Chapter Thirty-Three
  44. Chapter Thirty-Four
  45. Chapter Thirty-Five
  46. Chapter Thirty-Six
  47. ~ The Luckiest Girl In The World ~
  48. Chapter Thirty-Seven
  49. Chapter Thirty-Eight
  50. Two Months Later
  51. Chapter Thirty-Nine
  52. Chapter Forty
  53. Chapter Forty-One
  54. Chapter Forty-Two
  55. Six Months Later
  56. Chapter Forty-Three
  57. Acknowledgments
  58. Also by WS Greer

“Shit,” she says, ducking her head low to the table as she slides out of the seat and crouches down. “Check the laptop. It’ll all be there. He can’t see me or he’ll know, and I’ll be ruined. I have to go. Just check the laptop. He leaves it in sleep mode, so you shouldn't have to put in a password.”

She starts to scurry away, literally dropping on all fours and crawling like a dog.

“What the hell?” I whisper as Nas ends his call and starts the trek back to the table. “Wait, what’s your name? Who are you?” I whisper to the woman before she turns the corner. She stops and looks over her shoulder.

“I go by Heather, but that’s my middle name. My first name is Ava.”

All of the sound and air is sucked out of the room in an instant, leaving nothing but the ringing in my ears and the thudding of my heart. Did she just fucking say her name is Ava?

“Well, that went well,” Nas says as he sits down. Out of the corner of my eye, I see Heather … Ava turn the corner and disappear. When I look at Nas, he’s beaming. “I told them all about scrapping the old story, and they were pissed, admittedly. But once I told them about the sequel to The Patient, they were all over it. They ate it up, and I’ve got the greenlight to start writing. I did it.”

Nas has happiness written all over him, and while I should feel good about seeing him be so upbeat and jovial, I’m too stunned to move or speak. I stare at him instead, my eyes scanning his face for the possibility of lies being hidden behind gorgeous skin. His face is flawless, but what lies beneath?

“You okay, Baby Girl?” Nas asks, making me have to snap out of it before I’m ready to.

“Umm … yeah. Yes … oh, yeah that’s great news,” I stammer, shaking my head to clear the static between my ears. “I’m glad they went for it. That’s great.”

“Yes, it is. I’m so fucking excited. I never thought I’d be able to write a sequel to a book like this, because I’ve just never written this way before, but I’m so hyped up to test my creativity and see what I’m really capable of. Plus, The Patient sold so well and built such a big fan base, it’s like a guaranteed success. I’m thrilled.”