Twisted Deeds (Hellions of Hade Harbor #3)

by Mila Kane

That’s what people do. They lie, cheat, and steal to take what’s yours. You can’t trust them.

I had no idea why I shared my food with her, only that letting her go hungry because she didn’t want to go to the cafeteria for the parents’ lunch didn’t sit right with me.

That afternoon, hidden from the world, I felt a connection to the girl sitting across from me, even though our worlds couldn’t have been further apart. We sat in comfortable silence. I sketched her, and she watched. It was the first Parents’ Day I hadn’t hated.

“I said I’m jealous. I don’t like seeing some other fucker’s number on you. I really don’t fucking like it, and it’s not happening again. You want to wear someone’s jersey, you wear mine.”

“It’s called a grapevine knot. Most commonly used in search-and-rescue missions. This knot means finding someone who’s lost and holding on to them and never letting go. Wherever you go, whatever you need…I’m with you.”