Restitution (The Edge of Darkness, #3)

by Leigh Rivers

“You’re playing a dangerous game here.” She laughs. “Is that a threat, Kade?” “It’s a promise.

“You didn’t come for visitation, and I got bored.”

She’s truly a work of art. A masterpiece. And I’m proud to say that I was her first love.

“The first time I saw you, I was yours. I’ll always be yours, Freckles. Our girl will be proud of the woman you’ve become. You’ll both always be my girls.”

Tobias frowns like a child just kicked his shin. “Of course she’s dead. Are your eyes working? Her brain is splattered on the ground, you fucking idiot.”

forehead. “I love you. Every broken part of me has loved you from the moment I met you.”

Being loved by Stacey Rhodes is a dream. Why does my dream need to be a nightmare?

“You have a beautiful soul,” she says. “You’re worth more than death.”

Are you insane?” “Yes,” Kade says blankly.

“I’m proud of you. I don’t know if I’ve ever said it, but I am. You’re so strong, Stacey. You’ve been strong enough for the both of us. Thank you.”

He grins at us. “I brought the party to you, oh famous one. Who the fuck are we killing?”

“I love you,” he says, breathless from running after me. “I’ll love you for the rest of my life. I love you more than fucking anything, but I need you to walk to the porch.”

Our broken puzzle pieces are finally firmly in place, and they’ll never be torn apart again. Because we get to have this. We get to have everything we’ve ever wanted. Kade Mitchell and Stacey Rhodes – the fifteen-year-olds who met by the pool twenty years ago – finally get to have their forever.