A Circle of Stars (The Stardust Duology #1)

by Craig Montgomery

And maybe it was a home where secrets oozed like festering wounds, but it was the only home he’d ever known.

You spent all of your time reshaping yourself for everyone around you. Are you really surprised that when you stopped pretending there was no one there?

It told him that this too was a moment that created a before. As Patricia joined him on the mattress, he was arriving at an after.