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Chapter One

Olivia

“Hello?” I say after two rings, and then I want to kick myself when I realize I didn’t even check to see who it was

“You have a collect call froe starts, I do what I’ve done the other fifty ti my eyes, I take a deep breath and put down the phone

“Why can’t he just fucking leave me alone?” I wonder if this will ever end Will he ever stop trying to call me? I’ve already called his lawyer and threatened to file a restraining order against hi to contact me His lawyer assured me that his client would stop Surprise, he lied It seeet my oyer and do what I needed to do for ru up to check the clock on the stove, I see it’s after three I’ve been sitting at Casey’s island since thisso bright that I alhtcolor into the house

“Shit, how did it get so late?” I’ve been working on the Christazine Since Kallie did not co, I walk over to the fridge and take out the plate of sandwiches that Charlotte delivered this rab the bottle of wine and pouranywhere, and it’s allass to take a drink, roan, but this ti first

Cowboy

“Hey there, cowboy,” I say after I swipe to answer it

“Hey, darlin’” His voice comes out smooth, and I smile, which is silly since I live with hio “Whatcha doin’?” I’ve never actually lived with awith him since I sleep in my room and he sleeps in his But we do share the kitchen and the living room, and he does walk around without a shirt, which wreaks havoc onsure you’re safe, Olivia, I keep re myself over and over

“I’m just about to eat a sand—” I say with a s catchesLooking over, I see a shadow on the back porch I limpse of his face, but I only see a black jacket I don’t knohy, butProbably just ames with me

“Hello?” Casey says

“Someone was at the back door” The words come out in a whisper, and my heart pounds Then I turn back to where I saw the shadow, but nothing is there

“What do you et ht, and I don’t knohat it is

I turn and start to walk back “I just saw a shadow at the back door, and I was …” But I stop when I feel eyes looking atat me from the side

I screaht and shock as the phone falls fro crashes to the floor and shatters Looking down, I see the wine all over the floor around my feet, and then my eyes travel over to look at the phone and the picture of ain toward the , I see hi about his smile is friendly Dressed in all black, he looks like he has his hair pulled back into a ponytail and a scar across his cheek He screanize the o of thehe was lost

“Olivia” The man says my name and knocks on the , but he doesn’t knock with his hand No, it’s with the butt of the black gun in his hand that I didn’t even see before now “I need to have a ith you” My heart speeds up, but my feet stay stuck to the floor, and my stomach roils “Just open the door and I promise I won’t hurt you”