
If I had known that night that being in my life would put her in danger, I never would have asked her to dance.For years, I’d danced around this flirtation with Bailey. We both knew it would eventually lead to that big, white chapel, overwhelming love, and a lifetime together that would rival any tragic love story.
If it weren’t for that dance.
That was the night everything changed.
I’d been planning this night with Bailey since I was in third grade when I rescued her from the monkey bars.
Ever since then, she was mine.
She knew it. My family knew it. Hell, the entire town had been waiting for the moment I would finally make my move.
Apparently, so was someone else.
But there was no joy where he was concerned, only a need for revenge that would destroy any happiness the two of us shared, along with anyone in my family.
No matter how hard I tried, there was no way out.
Her life was in danger, and it was all because of me. And that was something I just couldn’t tolerate.
She was the love of my life, but keeping her alive was more important than winning her in the end.

“Can’t a man have any secrets?”
“Not in this town,” she chuckled.
My eyes left hers for only a moment, but it was long enough to see the entire bar staring at us. “Alright, fair enough.”
“You know, I’ve had a crush on you since you helped me off the monkey bars in second grade.”
“Third,” I corrected. “You climbed up there in that pink dress, determined to be just like the boys.”
“You remembered.”
If she only knew how much I watched her. “There’s not much I don’t remember about you, Bailey Bennett. I’ve had my eye on you since I saw those cute little hearts on your underwear.”
“Liam!” she laughed, attempting to smack my chest with the hand I was holding. “You weren’t supposed to look! You promised!”












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