Harper Reeves just wants to survive senior year at Yale without being the lonely loser on campus. But when her dad’s annoyingly hot best friend, Chris Collins, crashes her party, everything flips. Her plan? Operation Seduction – make him fall for her so Dad kicks him out. Problem is, the more Chris swoops in to save her, the more her heart gets in the way.
“Don’t know. I’m not his mother. Maybe he’s doing some soul searching.” The trucker’s gaze meets mine as we reach the exit. His eyes look lost and broken. “Please,” he mimes at me. “Please…” As we pull onto the highway, I watch the trucker shrink in the mirror, but I can’t shake the terror in…
“Are those…?” I lean closer to the bag of pills in the glove box. “Smiley faces? Oh my God. Are they drugs?” I squint at the driver’s license next to the drugs. “And that’s not you?” Chris pulls out a blue handkerchief and slams the glove box closed. “Here,” he says. “Why do you have…
I could easily get this kid fired… “Why did you want to be a cop?” I ask, gripping the wheel. “Just wanted to make a difference in the world, sir.” I glance at the steel dog tags hanging on my rearview mirror. “Yeah. I remember that feeling.” More memories of the promise I made all…
Chris The trucker stares at me like he’s not sure if he’s still alive. He then lifts a hand to his ear and looks down at his bloody fingers. Lucky for him, I’m a good shot. I missed his head by half an inch, but at least he’ll have a chunk of his ear missing…
The stale stench of alcohol mingles with the rain as he swigs from a brown paper bag. “You out here all alone, beautiful?” Fuck. TWO Chris The rain hammers the walls on either side of the tight alleyway. Some girl is yelling at her boyfriend ten yards behind us. And I’m standing here, staring into…
Harper “Wait!” I shout, the heavy rain falling into my mouth. The bus doors are closed, and the driver is just smirking at me. “Let me back in. I got off at the wrong stop,” I plead. He shrugs and mimes something that I don’t understand. “What?” I shout over the sound of the downpour.…