Page 586 of Dark Love

“Dahl, I want all of you. The good, the bad, and the typos. Trust me with all of yourself.”

That’s evil. “There will be a lot of typos.”

His lips tip up.

“And run-on sentences.”

A smile spreads acrosshis face.

“Not to mention a plot hole or three.”

Those lips move closer to mine. “I’m looking forward to reading every one of them.”

Trust, not fear. “Okay.”

“Good.” He stands up.

“What, that’s it? You’re not going to kiss me?”

That smile turns into a smirk. “Nope, you’d be late if I did.”

Evil, teasing man. A little late wouldn’t be too bad.

“Promise me you won’t get into any trouble while I’m busy today.”

There’s that word again. “I’m not trouble.”

A forehead kiss is the only response I get. Irritating man!

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Vex wasn’t kidding when he said he had stuff to do today. He never leaves before I do. It stinks having to walk out that door without kissing him goodbye. I grab my purse just as the bell rings.

Who’s visiting at this time of the morning?

Hope! What’s she doing here? “Don’t you have school?” It is a weekday.

“Dad is taking me with him to Australia today.”

Max smiles from where he stands behind Hope.

“That sounds like so much fun. When do you leave?” Maybe we should take a vacation soon and get away from the cold weather.

“In about an hour. But I can’t leave until you tell my father I’m right.”

Oh. Oh. That’s not good. I turn to Max.

He shrugs.

Hope marches straight into my kitchen.

“Are you hungry? I could make you something to eat.”

“No, Nonna made her special pancakes. You need to try them. They’re amazing.” Hope stops in front of the drawer where my unreleased book is. Shetakes it out and holds it up like a trophy. “See Dad, Prue knows what she’s talking about when it comes to being an author. She’s D. P. Flowers.”

“I know.”

Wait, what?

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