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Where There's A Will

Jessie Walker
Chapters (39)
  1. AUTHOR’S NOTE
  2. PROLOGUE
  3. 1
  4. 2
  5. 3
  6. 4
  7. 5
  8. 6
  9. 7
  10. 8
  11. 9
  12. 10
  13. 11
  14. 12
  15. 13
  16. 14
  17. 15
  18. 16
  19. 17
  20. 18
  21. 19
  22. 20
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  26. 24
  27. 25
  28. 26
  29. 27
  30. 28
  31. 29
  32. 30
  33. 31
  34. 32
  35. 33
  36. Interlude
  37. Acknowledgements
  38. Content Warning
  39. About the Author

Where There’s A Will

Copyright © 2021 by Jessie Walker

No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means, including information storage and retrieval systems, without written permission from the author, except for the use of brief quotations in a book review. This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, locales, and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.

Editing: Zainab with Heart Full of Reads Editing Services

Proofreading: Heather Caryn

Interior Formatting: Chelsea Timm

Cover Design: Elaine York with Allusion Publishing

Contents

AUTHOR’S NOTE

PROLOGUE

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2

3

4

5

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10

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12

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27

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31

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33

Interlude

Acknowledgements

Content Warning

About the Author

For those who didn’t make it till morning.

“Just close your eyes and keep your mind wide open.”

—Katherine Paterson

Bridge to Terabithia

PLAYLIST

“Nutshell” - Alice In Chains

“Black Hole Sun” - Soundgarden

“Ghost” - Badflower

“Breath” - Breaking Benjamin

“Glycerine” - Bush

“I Won’t Back Down” - Tom Petty

“Fix Me” - Ten Years

“Don’t Fear the Reaper” - Blue Oyster Cult

“Let Me Out” - Future Leaders of the World

“Terrible Love” - The National

And more . . .

Check out the playlist on Spotify

AUTHOR’S NOTE

AUTHOR’S NOTE

This isn’t an easy read. It wasn’t easy to write either. There is content in here that will be difficult for some (if not many) to read, but I’m hoping you’ll give it a chance regardless. Although a work of fiction, some of what happens in this book is very, very, real for a lot of individuals. In varying ways. Maybe, just maybe, you’re one of them . . .

The broken. The lost. The black sheep.

The survivors.

Please keep in mind, though, that this is not meant to be used as a guide or self-help book. While I did my best to handle the heavier stuff as delicately as I could—albeit, graphically at times—I am in no way perfect. I am still learning. My approach might not be everyone’s cup of tea, and that’s okay.

At the end of the day, I remained true to my characters and the story they wanted to tell. And that is enough for me. I hope it’s enough for you, too, because I promise it’s not all doom and gloom here. This is still a love story at its core.

A detailed Content Warning can be found at the back of this book, following the Acknowledgements, or on my website.

PROLOGUE

PROLOGUE

It’s cold when I come to.

Night has fallen, and it’s no longer raining but sleeting.