Hooked (Never After, #1)

by Emily McIntire

“Just remember that whenever things feel bleak, all situations are temporary. It’s not your circumstance that determines your worth, it’s how you rise from the ashes after everything burns.”

I pick up my hairbrush from the vanity next to me and point to my reflection. “You aren’t a child, Wendy. You are a bad bitch.” Giggling at the phrase, I run the bristles over my hair, repeating the affirmation in my mind.

LMAO I'm crying at him walking in after this 😭😭

Wendy cocks her head. “He popped my cherry.” Gasps sound around the table, and I choke on the liquid of my drink, my hand shooting to my chest to stifle the cough. “Wendy,” Peter hisses. She smiles wide. “What is it, Dad? Suddenly deciding to care again?” Confusion slams into me.

LMAO THE DRAMAA

Smee shakes his head. “I was there the night you killed my father.”

YOU THINK HE CARES?? 😭😭

I look back out on the water, closing my eyes and looking toward the future where adventure awaits, feeling grateful for how far we’ve come. And to think, it all started with a little bit of faith. Misplaced trust. Missing pixie dust. And a villain who just needed to steal a little love.

Oh james my shayla!!!