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My name is Timberly Day. I don’t drink, but I do know things.  

I know the heart beats over 100,000 times per day.  

I know for every one second, lightning strikes the Earth 100 times.  

I also know that Jaxon King—the bloody tosser!—is a muddler.  

A manipulator. A liar. A con, a thief...and a closet nerd. 

He’s as beautiful as innocence, as harmless as a feather.  

Except, it’s all an illusion.  

I see him and I see lies. I smell him and I taste deceit.  

And still—fool that I am—I rush in. 

His eyes are like ice. His tongue is like fire.  

His lies are white, but his touch is red hot.  

I had the chance to run. 

I didn’t.  

Now, I am a part of the game. 

And the only way to win...is to give in.