Broken Like You: A Suspenseful Romance by Luna Pierce

Author:Luna Pierce [Pierce, Luna]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-07-20T16:00:00+00:00

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JOHNNY

A week goes by in a blur of pretending things are fine. At least with Claire and me, they’re absolutely golden. Our dirty laundry has been aired, and there are no more secrets between us, threatening to rip us apart.

To the outside world, we seem like an adorable couple, when in reality, we’re constantly looking over our shoulders, wondering when the shit will hit the fan.

We’re in it together, though, and that’s all that matters.

Franklin has resumed his normal behavior toward me, demanding my services at whatever point he deems necessary. There haven't been any setups or beatings, just me delivering random packages across the city and bringing home more cash to add to the stockpile I'm hoarding—my contingency plan if anything goes wrong.

Only now that Claire is involved, I’m not so sure how that will play out.

She's managed to help me bring all of my grades up to solid Bs, all while maintaining her perfect straight-A record. She's freaking amazing, if you ask me. I'm not sure I could have ever asked for a better partner in this fucked-up life of mine. And that's why I have the cheesiest date planned for her birthday tomorrow.

Her birthday that she has no idea I know about.

Luckily for me, her wallet was sitting out on the counter a few days ago, and I did a double-take when I noticed the date being so damn close.

I’m not at all surprised she didn’t tell me, since she goes out of her way to not draw attention to herself. She deserves that attention though, and I refuse to sit back and not give it to her.

Plus, I’m really banking on the possibility of tomorrow night doubling as a celebration, considering the court date for Billy’s custody hearing was officially moved up.

Everything is finally starting to fall into place exactly how I planned. There’s this beaming bright light at the end of the tunnel, and I cannot freaking wait to jump through it with Claire at my side and Billy safe with his aunt.

There’s some preliminary stuff that Isabella asked me to show up early for, so I’ll be there most of the day, which will only make my evening with Claire that much sweeter.

I grab Claire’s notebook from the dining room table to go over some last-minute English homework while she’s in the shower. A few papers slip out, and I kneel down to gather them up and stuff them back inside.

I don’t mean to, but my eyes skim over the contents of one, stopping my heart completely.

It’s a scholarship award letter. From a school nowhere fucking close to here. In her hometown, actually. I shift my attention to the top of the page and notice the date is marked from last week. She’s had this that long and hasn’t said a word to me about it?

I let out a breath and glance down the hallway and toward the bedroom we share. I thought all of our secrets were out in the open, why would

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