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• “Keep moving. Keep moving. Keep moving.” I said the words over and over, even though they were barely audible anymore. They’d become my mantra. The steady beat forced me forward, even if the howling wind swallowed the words, and my lips barely moved.
• But every time my vision cleared, beauty struck me: dark hair and thick scruff around an angular jaw. A nose that looked as if it had possibly been broken at one point. And his eyes… There was something about the deep blue. I wanted to drown in the pools. They were kind. Not mean. Not like the man’s angry brown ones.
• Darkness wavered at the corners of my vision. A hand gripped mine. “Halston, stay with me.” Those fathomless eyes filled my vision. So beautiful. “Blue,” I whispered. He squeezed my hand harder. “Halston!” But I was already slipping under. I didn’t mind. At least I’d be drowning in kindness when I went.
• Hell, I could barely breathe with the tiny foot shoved into my diaphragm. A six-year-old shouldn’t have that kind of strength. But Charlie slept wild, like some wildebeest trapped in a cage. He kicked and punched.
• “I think they’ve got a lot going on with the wedding tomorrow, bud.” Charlie frowned. “Since Uncle Roan is marrying Cady’s mom, does that mean I can’t marry Cady?” Drew choked on his cereal. “It’s kind of incestual, little dude.”