Bonus Chapter 2 - Julio & Natalia
“I’ve seen more cows than people in this town,” Jackson complained as they drove into the small town of Otterville Falls. “Why are we here, again?”
“Because according to Jennings, Natalia is here. Why? I don’t really know. Fro
CHAPTER 1 – ShayStep one: I admit I am powerless over my addiction and that my life has become unmanageable.My throat was dry, my hands were shaking, and I almost dropped my water glass when I tried to take a drink. Maybe it’s best if I just fold my hands in my lap. Does that look weird? What am I talking about? I look like a June Cleaver want to be in my sensible suit and fake pearls. This was a mistake; I should never have come. I can’t do this.
CHAPTER 2 – ShayStep six: I am ready to have God remove all defects of character.When I awakened, my hands were tied behind my back and there was a blindfold over my eyes. The strange thing was that I was laying on a soft surface, possibly a bed. Living in jail for all of those months I know all about bad mattresses. The one I wa
CHAPTER 3 – ShayThe next time I awakened to fire rapid Spanish being spoken in the hallway. It took me a moment to realize that I wasn’t tied up. My next thought was that it was a man and woman arguing, was one of the voices Marco? I had hopes that he wasn't as cruel as the first man had been. I wished to God I had paid attention during Spanish class at school because I had no idea what they were talking about. I did catch her name, however. Because he yelled it at her like someone who knew you would. The roll o
CHAPTER 4 – WillThe fucking punk ass Jamie was tied up and left in a warehouse until I could get to him. I knew that if I went in hot I would kill the bastard before I got any information out of him. And I needed to know who had it out for Shay.When Jamie came to work for me a few months ago I tolerated his idiocy because good marksmen were tough to come by and he was one of the best. I’m what you would call an assassin, butcher, hired gun, hitman, killer. It really doesn’t matter what you name it, I ki
CHAPTER 5 – ShayHigh School - Several years earlier.“Hey Babe.” Tyler wrapped his meaty arm around me stuck his nose in my hair.I literally felt my skin crawl as my back smacked against the school lockers. Why wouldn’t this douchebag go away?I shoved against his muscled chest. “Leave me alone, Tyler. We aren’t going out any
CHAPTER 6 – ShayI was sent the job to kill you.Kill you.Kill you.The words kept racing around my brain. Who would want to kill me? And since when did Will become a gun for hire? I was nobody—
CHAPTER 7 - ShayI went on to tell him about the falling out I had with Mandy. I didn’t sugar coat it. I told him all of the terrible things that I did to her and the horrible way I treated her. I told him about Emma and Andrew and hated the disappointed look on his face. But I knew that I had to keep going. I told him about my 12-step program for drug abuse.Hell yes, I was embarrassed. I didn't want him to know just how far I had fallen. Yet I had to, because things were too much for me to handle on my own.
CHAPTER 8 – Shay“Girl, you have to tell me,wereyou two a thing in high school or something?” Gina propped her hands underneath her chin and settled in.It was getting late, and we were back in my room again. Gina was making herself comfortable and I knew that she wouldn’t be going anywhere until she got some answers. I suppose that she felt entitled because Will had sent her out to pick me up some things.