I heard a thump and a squishing sound, and then Tristan squeezed my hand again. The others, I noticed with a start, were already gone. The beam bounced over the jagged gray rocks until, suddenly, he dropped out of sight. Up ahead, Joaquin flicked on a flashlight. My heart bombarded my ribs with each beat. Tristan slipped his hand down my arm and took my hand, wrapping his fingers around mine. “Are you two coming or what?” Joaquin complained. “Golden Boy,” he replied somewhat sheepishly. “You’ll get one eventually, but be warned-most of them are not all that nice.” “Bea has nicknames for everyone,” Tristan informed me. “Did she just call him Slimy?” I asked Tristan as Krista slipped past us, too. “Keep it moving, Slimy,” Bea said, nudging him as she rolled her eyes. “Awesome, no?” Kevin said with a toothy grin. He smiled, his eyes slowly traveling over my face.

I gripped his arms even tighter as the others caught up with us. His breath was hot on my face, and even in the darkness, I could see the intensity in his blue eyes as he checked me over. Dozens of pebbles tumbled down a sharp drop as we grabbed on to each other. Suddenly my left foot slipped, and I went weightless, my arms flailing as my heart vaulted into my mouth.īefore I could even scream, Tristan grasped both my arms and hoisted me back up. “Trust, little protégé, trust,” Joaquin said, his grin glowing in the darkness as he looked back over his shoulder. “Where are we going?” I whispered, tiptoeing over a slick rock. The sounds of the waves rolling onto shore and the brief flashes of whitecaps far out on the surface signaled that the ocean was somewhere up ahead. The rocky slope was steep and uneven, each step an act of faith as we walked in a straight line-Joaquin, then Tristan, then me, with Krista, Bea, and Kevin trailing along behind. From the best-selling author of the Private and Privilege series comes the second novel in a heart-stopping trilogy about a girl who must pick up the pieces after the only life she’s ever known ends. Even if it means learning that she can never go home again. The truth about the swirling fog that rolls in each morning, the bridge that leads to nowhere, and those beautiful locals who seem to watch Rory’s every move is more terrifying than being hunted by Steven Nell. Picturesque Juniper Landing isn’t what it seems. She’s also made friends with a local clique-including a magnetic and mysterious boy named Tristan.īut Rory’s world is about to change again. For the first time in years she and her sister hang out at the beach, gossip about boys, and party together. But a fresh start on Juniper Landing Island was exactly what she and her family needed.

Rory Miller thought her life was over when a serial killer set his sights on her and forced her into witness protection.

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