Gabby Mastreoni has been in love with Christoff Scutari since she was four years old. Their fathers are in the same dirty business, and nearly twenty years later, their families remain close. With four older brothers, Gabby leads a protected and sheltered life—until she and Christoff cross a line, and she discovers that love can hurt people.

With no other choice, she runs to California, and start life anew as Brie Masters. 

Brie has found herself a home surrounded by loving friends and her brother, Nicco, who comes to keep her safe, but she soon learns that she can run away from her past. No matter how many miles she puts between herself and her former life, she is still running: Danger followed her and when it starts to effect those around her, she is forced to flee back home, to Gabby’s life and the last person she wants to ask for help. There all of her secrets will be exposed.

The Cross My Heart Duet was written by Amber Kelly, an eGlobal Creative Publishing Signed Author.

The Cross My Heart Duet

    As the words leave my lips, I wish I could snatch them out of the air and take them back. The look of pure pain and betrayal that rocks her hits me like a physical blow, and I watch in slow motion as she starts walking backward, clutching her chest as if she could grab hold of her heart and keep it held together. I step forward, intending to catch her before she falls, and she lets out a small, tortured cry. I stop, and I wait. I want her to scream. I want her to yell at me, and I want her to hit me. I want her to punch me over and over again. I deserve her anger. I deserve the pain. I want to take it from her and absorb it, but she doesn't do any of those things. She bows over and holds her hands to her chest, and I watch her break all over again.


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