Fearless by Abby Brooks

Author:Abby Brooks [Brooks, Abby]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Little Bird Publishing, LLC
Published: 2021-05-02T16:00:00+00:00

To em. Thanks for the springboard. You’ve been very useful.

I frowned at the lowercase initials. The book was too successful for a typo in the frontmatter. “I don’t understand.”

“Drew was my boyfriend. We started dating in high school. Went to Brown together. Then, I wrote this. He stole it, published it, and wiped all record of it from my computer so I couldn’t file a copywrite claim. The only proof I have is that binder.”

“Are you serious right now?”

“I wish I wasn’t.”

I stared at the book in my lap. That prick. That no good, low life, thieving prick. No wonder she was afraid to write. Afraid to open up. If she’d been with this slithery snake since high school, she’d committed herself to him and he repaid her by stealing her whole fucking future.

“I’m so sorry this happened to you, but you know what? This guy? This asshole Stephens? He’ll never be able to pull this off again.” I waved the binder in the air then put it on the coffee table. “His career was over before it started, especially if I have anything to say about it. But you? You own the magnificent mind that came up with this story. You have a career ahead of you. I promise.”

Evie shook her head, her gaze on her lap. “I can’t…”

“But you can! You can write another book. It’s as simple as getting your butt in your chair and your hands on the keyboard. And I’ll call my agent—”

“It’s not that simple and you know it.” Evie glanced up, frustration tightening the edges of her voice. “You know how hard it is to write when there’s something in the way…”

I opened my mouth to respond, because I had to say something. Anything. Surely, I’d find the one, right thing that would unlock her fear so she could write again. I’d never read anything so fresh, so inspired…

“Drew didn’t tell me what he’d done until the book was published. He dropped it in my lap, smirking, then told me to get out of the apartment because he hadn’t been in love with me for years. That he’d stayed because he thought I might be useful someday. I moved in with Amelia until I lost my job and now I’m here. So yes, I’ve been private and hesitant because if I was so wrong about him…”

Her meaning smacked me in the forehead and I sighed. “Then you could be that wrong about me.”

“I could be that wrong about anyone.” Evie licked her lips and met my eyes. “But I don’t think I’m wrong about you. I think you’re a good man, Alex Prescott, and I think you’re good for me, and I think I’d love a chance to find out if I’m right, if it won’t make things too complicated.”

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