The Missing- Volume II- Lies (17 page)

The Past

The Present

Somewhere In Between

S
o many secrets. So many lies. How would I ever able to discover the truth?

If I opened my eyes, just for a moment, would I wake up?

I was surrounded by white. The smell of bleach and insanity made my nose burn.

I was trapped and I knew it. There was no escape. No running free.

Rosie had been right. I was alone.

Everyone was gone.

And I had no one to blame but myself.

Poor, poor Nora Gilbert.

Ugly, horrible Nora Gilbert.

The lost girl.

The forgotten girl.

The one no one would ever, ever miss.

But I had time to make it right.

I had a chance to turn things around.

I thought of Maren. Beautiful, loving Maren.

I thought of Bradley. Bleeding, brutal Bradley.

And I thought of Mother. Her hate. Her dishonesty. I loved her for it. Even if she could never love me in return.

These people were my world. I would hold onto them no matter what. I would keep them close.

Because Rosie was wrong. I wasn’t alone.

I never would be.

I had made sure of that.

To be continued . . .

Don’t miss the final installment of The Missing series-

Volume III- Truth

Coming Soon!

I am shattered glass.

Thousands of tiny, sharp pieces smashed under foot.

He
has sliced and shredded.

She
has broken and ruined.

Yet here I stand.

Locked away in this place that has become my world.

What was once lost is now found. What was finished is only the beginning.

And in these final hours everything I thought I knew goes up in flames.

And I’m happy to see it burn . . .

#findNora

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A.M. Irvin is the pen name of New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author, A. Meredith Walters, whose writes both contemporary and new adult romances including the Bad Rep, Find You in the Dark, Reclaiming the Sand, and Twisted Love series. She is also the author of the psychological thriller, The Contradiction of Solitude. A.M. Irvin writes thrillers that keep you guessing and makes you sleep with the lights on.

Before becoming a full time writer, she worked as a counselor for troubled and abused children and teens. The Virginia native currently lives in England with her husband and daughter.

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