Ewan is an assassin with a convoluted idea of love and a troubled past.
As a child, Taryn's heart was stolen by the broody bad boy. Too bad that he was her devious sister's boyfriend. When Ewan disappears and her sister abandons her and her father to marry a rich older man, Taryn is left to survive.
One chance meeting will change their lives forever. Will Ewan see what is meant to be and see the past for what it was? Or will he make the same mistake again and lose the love of his life?

The Assassin's Atonement

 I’m numb. That’s the only way that I can describe how I feel right now. As I look down at my father’s fragile form, my heart shatters. My father’s such a good man that it destroys me to see him this way. I don’t understand why fate had to be so unkind to him. For years we struggled to survive, and this is how it ends. 


 Sobbing softly, I lean my head on Ewan’s shoulder as I watch my father’s body slowly deteriorate. Ewan has been so supportive, holding me through this. I don’t know what I would have done without him. Willa takes a seat beside my father’s bed and grips his hand tightly. For years, it has been me, Willa, and dad. We’ve been through so much together. 


 Ewan takes a chair from the wall, pushes me gently into it. “I’ll be back, Luv.” 


 I wordlessly nod my head. I’m too distraught to talk. If I do, I don’t know that I won’t fall apart. All I can think of is that my dad is dying. 


Chapter 22: Torn