![]() ![]() ![]() So, I can’t let myself get complacent and believe I’m safe here just because things are quiet and have been for so long. Me with losing him and having to raise Pjeter without his father. We both paid the price for that childish dream. ![]() To believe we could hide forever in our little bubble and ignore the world we came from. We were so naïve to think we could get away unscathed and that Tarek would let us escape with our lives and with each other. It was a night like this when they came for Konstandin and me, when they took me and ended our bliss. Goose bumps pebble across my exposed skin. But it's times like this, nights like these, that always put me most on edge. I should be comforted by the fact that nothing seems amiss. Sharp laughter draws my attention to a couple of teenage girls walking down the sidewalk in front of the store. A few street lamps drop small halos of light on the asphalt and the few cars still here this close to closing. The cool, early evening air washes over me through the open automatic doors, and I step out onto the dark parking lot. Yet, we are too consumed by it to leave it. However, it has dug our souls too deep, to allow us to let it go… To everyone who gives into wrath and has to live with the consequences. Vellum flower icon Created with Vellum Contents Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental. Names, characters, establishments, or organizations, and incidents are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously to give a sense of authenticity. Please purchase only authorized electronic editions and do not participate in or encourage electronic piracy of copyrighted materials. The scanning, uploading, and distribution of this book via the Internet or via other means without the permission of the publisher is illegal and punishable by law. Copyright Act of 1976, no part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, or stored in a database or retrieval system, without prior permission of the author. ![]()
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