Come Back for Me (The Arrowood Brothers, #1)

by Corinne Michaels

She was perfect, and I don’t even know her name.

He was like a comet that set the sky on fire, and the tail has never faded for me.

Promises break. Bruises heal. But nothing erases the scars that abuse leaves.

Sitting here with her, I know that all my promises don’t mean shit. I’d break each one for her, and that scares the fuck out of me.

I’ll fucking do anything for her.

She may have gotten away from me that night, and our lives may be complicated, but one thing is for sure, Ellie will never feel small or broken again. I will do everything to make sure that, from this day forward, she feels protected.

This little girl will own my heart, regardless of whose blood runs in her veins.

coming back here has given me something I never thought I’d get . . . a second chance.

Her smile makes my heart flip over in my chest. I want her to look at me like this each day. I want to be the man who makes my angel look like she could fly. Her wings may have been broken years ago, but I’m really good at restoring things.

“Houses have truths that don’t ever die.”

My word to my brothers is everything, but I’m willing to endure their wrath if it means I can have her.

It’s hard to lose a parent. They created you, molded you into the person you are, and when they aren’t there any longer, it’s as though a piece of your whole existence is gone.

Resisting him is futile, and I’m only lying to myself when I say I want to resist. There’s nothing I want more than to be his.

I won’t hurt her. I won’t ever take what she isn’t willing to give. I will only cherish her because she’s a fucking angel.

She’s kindness and everything good in this world, and he is nothing but poison.

Ellie is the piece of my heart I didn’t know was missing. She’s brought me to my knees, and I don’t care if I can’t ever stand again. For her, I’d stay here, at her feet as long as I have her here.

We’ve both been through hell, but when I’m with you, it’s like heaven.”