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CHAPTER ONE

MOVING ON

AS SARAH OLIVIA ADLER sat on the front deck of the beach cottage she had been hiding in for the past feeeks, the glow of the setting sun behind her casting beautiful shadows over the ocean, she thought about all the decisions she made that led her to that point in her life This would be a perfect oyster throwing deck, she thought to herself, fighting back the tears that threatened to fall at the rabbed her wine glass and retreated back inside

As far as rentals went, she had found a pretty good one The two-story ocean front cottage on the north end of Amelia Island had an old-school beach house vibe to it thatto the hardwood floors creak as she walked through her refuge on the coast The salty air blew in through the large s that adorned each wall There was an open and airy quality to her new home that she relished It was peaceful No one there knew her name, and she liked it that way

Olivia had been avoiding all sorts of technology since she arrived in Florida, not wanting to deal with the reality of what she had done She got scared and she ran Again Her shrink was right At soive up on her, sick of her always leaving and running

They’d be better off without ht

October gave way to Novean to cool off a bit Olivia spent her days reading on the beach, trying to avoid all romance novels She kept to herself, content to be a recluse

She ran a lot It helped to clear herto do with Alexander Burnha the waves roll in She dreaded nighttiht, clutching her heart, and then began to cry when she realized that Alexander was no longer there to soothe her sobs His arht she continued to see his face in her dreaed everything… It will destroy me, too

Olivia loved the s as the sun rose over the Atlantic, the sky a soft orange If a stor in, the street by her house would be lined with cars of surfers hoping to catch a feaves before the rain hit

“Goodher eye as she sat on her deck enjoying her ler and made his way to the beach

Olivia took in his appearance, watching as his tall, lean body walked away from her Her heart stopped a little when he turned around and sainst his tan skin and sandy hair No, Libby Never again, she re inside

Her heart beat madly, all from a simple set about Alexander But, the probleet about hirained in her et over him She wasn’t sure she wanted to

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“Coet out of this funk,” Tyler said to his brother as they sat at a diet your mind off of…”

“STOP!” Alexander roared “Do not say that nalass and signaled the bartender for another one His eyes were fuzzy and he wasn’t sure another shot was such a smart idea, but he didn’t care He needed to nuns? She had beconored it and she left He had searched for any sign of where she ht be, but couldn’t find her Not yet, anyway

It was as if she simply vanished He didn’t knohat happened that day back in October He wasn’t thinking He was so torn about the fact Olivia was gone that he failed to act By the tiain, hours had passed It was all his fault