What do you do when your past comes knocking? Six hundred and ninety-five days. That’s how long it’s been since Jude’s fiancé broke off their engagement. With the help of his brother and his all-encompassing love for music, Jude glued the broken pieces of his heart back together, but when his ex shows up on his doorstep late one evening, Jude fears it will fall apart again. Two years ago, Vincent made a terrible mistake. He left the love of his life for stupid, ill-advised reasons. It took a traumatic event to bring what was truly important in his life into focus. Older and wiser, he’s now ready to do whatever it takes to win Jude back. Their chemistry is as explosive as ever, but will they be able to work through the real issues? Can trust once broken be rebuilt?

Promise Me We'll Be Okay

I stared at myself in the mirror. Water dripped from my hair down onto my T-shirt. All color had disappeared from my face, and I was whiter than the ivory colored keys on my piano. My pupils were blown and had taken over my eyes completely and I looked like someone had scared the shit out of me.


“Get yourself together,” I hissed at myself. I tried to take my own advice and inhaled. I held the air trapped in my lungs for as long as I could before it demanded to be let out. I repeated the process several times until my skin had returned to its normal hue.


I had to speak to him. To tell him I was sorry, too. That it hadn’t all been his fault. I’d beg his forgiveness if I had to. In fact…


I hurried back to the music room and grabbed my phone from the top of the piano where I’d tossed it earlier. Opening our chat, I typed out a text.


I miss you. I can’t wait to see you <3

Chapter 20