Dangerous Innocence (Five-Leaf-Clover #1)

M y heartbeat picked up as the airplane touched down at JFK. This was my first time so far from home. Everything was unfamiliar, even the smell. I gave the cab driver Gulliver’s address, ignoring my guilt for breaking my promise to Mum.

The decorated dashboard in the cab looked like a shrine straight out of a Bollywood movie. The cab drivers in Dublin sometimes had the occasional decoration, but I’d never seen anything like this. I couldn’t help but wonder if one of the pieces would go flying in a car crash and impale me.

When I finally drew my gaze away from the colorful deities, my breath lodged in my throat at the sheer size of the city.

The skyscrapers towered over us, obstructing my view of the blue sky and casting shadows on the sidewalks.