Joe promised to kill her. Neal's been lucky so far but is her luck about to run out? Terrified and alone, Neal Marchal has been running and hiding from her abusive stepbrother, Joe Kent for most of her life. Now she has friends and resources but so does Joe. He knows her every move almost before she makes it. All Neal wants is a future with Truly Lambert and she's prepared to do anything to make that her reality. But there are twists and turns, friends and foes, that enter her life that Neal never imagined. Even when it's over, it's not over. Can Neal put an end to her past this time?
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I read this because Kip from Flash and Flash of Light were in it. I read on Barbara Morgenroth's website that Kip and Alex got a conclusion to their story but it didn't really feel like that. I wish we'd get more about them.