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  Twisting in my seat, I turn to glance at my house. Another pane of blue glass is missing from the spot next to the front door. It’s on the ground, shattered, with the door standing open no more than an inch. Fear laces around my throat and tightens. I can’t swallow. I can’t explain. I can’t even contemplate who’s doing this to me.

  Heart pounding, I mutter an expletive without realizing it. My stomach twists as I go for the car door handle, just as K’Teal throws the car into park. I’m out the door and hobbling across the grass, before he can say otherwise. I know he’s calling me. Saying STOP.

  STOP. STOP. STOP. If there’s another freaking weight with that word scratched into it—I don’t know what to do. My lower eyelids flutter upward as I try to repress tears of frustration. But as I get closer to the house, that’s not it. I’m afraid. I don’t know who is doing this to me and no one believes that it’s actually happening.

  My mind reels as I close in on the house. Wondering if it’ll be trashed. Tim was supposed to be here. God, what if he’s hurt? What if he’s dead inside? I couldn’t—my breath hitches in my throat. No. Don’t think that. Don’t. He has to be all right…

  And the cameras. Maybe they caught it this time. The wifi worked. It had to. I can’t live like this. I can’t have my safety ripped from me twice in twenty-four hours. Ice fills my veins and I swear I can’t run fast enough.

  Part of me wants a confrontation, hoping the person is still inside. Part of me is terrified. But both parts agree that they want this over. I can’t live like this. I can’t. I need to slow down, but I can’t.

  I can’t.

  I can’t.

  I don’t stop despite K’Teal’s warnings. “Awh, shit. Don’t make me a hero!” He yells from his car door, standing in the street watching me like I’m running to my death. His voice becomes a muted echo. His shouts go unheard. The man blurs into the scenery and all I see is that cracked door.

  My cracked life.

  My cracked soul.

  STOP. I see the words scratched on the weight in my mind. The memory from this morning.

  But I can’t stop. Hurling my body forward, I rush on, heart pounding.

  I’m steps from the door. The cobalt shards glitter in the afternoon sun. Anger and fear collide within my veins, racing through my heart and charging my steps so that I don’t feel the pain in my injured foot.

  I can’t tell what I feel. I want to move on. I said that to Dr. Patel, but this sucks me back.

  Back to Zach.

  Back to the island.

  Back to the explosion.

  Back to the pain that’s too much to bear.

  I slam my hands against the front door and it swings open. Slams into the wall with a thud. The knob breaks the sheetrock at the foot of the stairwell. Sapphire colored window fragments glisten up at me. I sweep my head right and left looking for the object that broke the glass. Looking for the intruder before barreling through the front door, expecting the worst.

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  SUGGESTED FERRO READING ORDER

  Each series can be read individually or you can follow the publication order below.

  THE ARRANGEMENT 1

  THE ARRANGEMENT 2

  THE ARRANGEMENT 3

  THE ARRANGEMENT 4

  THE ARRANGEMENT 5

  THE ARRANGEMENT 6

  DAMAGED 1

  DAMAGED 2

  SECRET LIFE OF TRYSTAN SCOTT 1

  SECRET LIFE OF TRYSTAN SCOTT 2

  SECRET LIFE OF TRYSTAN SCOTT 3

  SECRET LIFE OF TRYSTAN SCOTT 4

  SECRET LIFE OF TRYSTAN SCOTT 5

  THE ARRANGEMENT 7

  THE ARRANGEMENT 8

  THE ARRANGEMENT 9

  THE ARRANGEMENT 10

  THE ARRANGEMENT 11

  SCANDALOUS 1

  SCANDALOUS 2

  STRIPPED 1

  THE PROPOSITION 1

  THE PROPOSITION 2

  THE PROPOSITION 3

  THE PROPOSITION 4

  THE ARRANGEMENT 12

  THE ARRANGEMENT 13

  THE ARRANGEMENT 14

  THE PROPOSITION 5

  THE ARRANGEMENT 15

  THE ARRANGEMENT 16

  THE ARRANGEMENT 17

  THE ARRANGEMENT 18

  THE WEDDING CONTRACT

  SECRETS & LIES 1

  SECRETS & LIES 2

  SECOND CHANCES

  LIFE BEFORE DAMAGED 1

  LIFE BEFORE DAMAGED 2

  LIFE BEFORE DAMAGED 3

  LIFE BEFORE DAMAGED 4

  LIFE BEFORE DAMAGED 5

  LIFE BEFORE DAMAGED 6

  LIFE BEFORE DAMAGED 7

  LIFE BEFORE DAMAGED 8

  LIFE BEFORE DAMAGED 9

  LIFE BEFORE DAMAGED 10

  THE ARRANGEMENT 19

  THE ARRANGEMENT 20

  MANWHORE

  BROKEN PROMISES

  THE ARRANGEMENT 21

  STRIPPED 2

  SECRETS & LIES 3

  SECRETS & LIES 4

  SECRETS & LIES 5

  SECRETS & LIES 6

  THE ARRANGEMENT 22

  SECRETS & LIES 7

  A DAMAGED WEDDING

  EASY 1

  THE ARRANGEMENT 23

  THE ARRANGEMENT 24

  THE ARRANGEMENT 25

  THE ARRANGEMENT 26

  ALL THE BROKEN PIECES 1

  ALL THE BROKEN PIECES 2

  ALL THE BROKEN PIECES 3

  EASY 3

  COMPLETED SERIES BY H.M. WARD

  ROMANCE

  ~THE ARRANGEMENT~

  ~SECRETS & LIES~

  ~STRIPPED~

  ~THE PROPOSITION~

  ~DAMAGED~

  ~LIFE BEFORE DAMAGED~

  ~SECRETS~

  ~SECRET LIFE OF TRYSTAN SCOTT~

  ~SCANDALOUS~

  TEEN PARANORMAL

  ~DEMON KISSED~

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  Trystan Scott

  ~BROKEN PROMISES~

  Jonathan Ferro

  ~STRIPPED~

  Bryan Ferro

  ~THE PROPOSITION~

  Sean Ferro

  ~THE ARRANGEMENT~

  Peter Ferro

  ~DAMAGED ~

  Nick Ferro

  ~THE WEDDING CONTRACT~

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  SCANDALOUS

  SECRETS

  COLLIDE: THE SECRET LIFE OF TRYSTAN SCOTT

  DEMON KISSED

  CHRISTMAS KISSES

  OVER YOU

  HOT GUY

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