The Persistence of Thornes

The Persistence of Thornes

Author: Micalea Smeltzer Listening Length: 13h 1m

Hawthorne Mills is supposed to be my chance to start over with my brothers. Becoming their guardian wasn’t the plan, but I’ll do anything it takes to keep them from being put in the system. Even if it means raising two teenage boys when I’m only twenty-three. There’s one thing I don’t expect. Caleb Thorne. He’s l...

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13. Caleb

CHAPTER 13

CALEB

M y entire body sags once my car is in park in the driveway. Work was draining, and then traffic was a bitch. Every day, this job gets harder. I have a love-hate relationship with my profession. I enjoy helping people. It’s fulfilling. But the tragedies I witness and the poor circumstances I have to be involved with can very easily weigh on me. And watching the justice system fail the people who need it most grates on me.

I drag myself out of the car, hit the lock button on my key fob, and trudge toward the front of the house.