Seven

DEVASTATION

Moving back home wasn't anything I ever wanted.

But after enduring the worst,

Going home was the only answer.

Being back is everything I thought it would be...

Awful, isolating, a constant reminder of what I lost.

And the last thing I need--or want--is another reminder of my past,

Especially Bryant Wood.

GUILT

That's all I feel--all I can see when I look at Savannah Turner.

I want to hold her, feel her, love her,

And thank her for what's she given me.

But I can't show her the gratitude.

The relief.

The gift she's given me.

I won't.

It'll ruin everything.

A secret I must keep--a secret that could break her.

Shatter her.

Destroy her.

All over again.