“Bennett says you’re going to shoot across the country like a comet.” “I think it’s the best decision you ever made,” she told me and then paused, listening as Bennett spoke in the background. I don’t think I realized exactly how okay I was until that moment. I’d been with Andy for six years and no matter how glad I was to be done with him, the dramatic turn in my life still felt surreal. “No.” I paused to fight back the sick feeling creeping up into my throat.

I heard a sound of celebration, a clap, and he said something I couldn’t quite make out. “Sara’s coming,” I heard her explain, and my heart squeezed just thinking about being there with them at the beginning of this new adventure. She screamed, dropped the phone, and reassured someone in the background that she was fine. “Chloe? It’s me,” I said, voice shaking as I looked around the terminal. That’s when it all seemed to sink in, in one perfectly clear moment. And though I’d promised my overprotective parents that I’d be careful, it wasn’t until I was actually at the airport that I called ahead to let my best friend know I was moving her way. In just one week I rented out my house, sold my car, and left my philandering boyfriend. It detonated.īut to be fair, I’d been the one to pull the pin. When my old life died, it didn’t go quietly. Join our mailing list and get updates on new releases, deals, bonus content and other great books from Gallery Books and Simon & Schuster. Thank you for downloading this Gallery Books eBook. I couldn’t, and didn’t, put it down until I’d read every last word.”

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