But before my knee made contact with him, he pushed his handkerchief over my mouth.
I screamed but my voice was muffled by the fabric. I tried to move, but my body felt heavy.
“You were supposed to die,” he said. “You were supposed to fix my life, not ruin it.”
I couldn’t breathe. My eyelids started to close. I should have trusted my gut all along. Because images of James were the last thing that flashed through my mind. I loved him. And now he’d never know.
There was nothing wrong with him describing our love as light and dark. I liked the darkness. The sounds of the city died away as my eyes closed. Darkness was everywhere. And I understood what he meant. It was hard to breathe without the light.
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James is determined to get Penny to fall in love with him all over again. There’s just one problem…she’s missing. And he’s never been able to breathe without her.
Keep reading for the heart pounding conclusion to Penny and James’ story.
