Teen Ink

Prologue

I never expected it. I didn't want to see it. I'd put the puzzle pieces together, but I shouldn't have. I'd gotten myself into a mess that was filled with more danger than I could have ever wished for. All I had wanted was for Cole Wainwright to leave me alone. Instead, I found myself trapped, stuck, between him and a hard place. His eyes were locked on mine, and his lips lifted in a sneer. "Well, Caleigh, you asked. Do you like what you see?" His eyes taunted me as he came closer. "You just couldn't stay away, could you?"

"I-y-you were the one-" I tried desperately to deter him with the truth. I hadn't wanted this! I wanted to be left alone, but no. Cole had had a different plan . . .