The Persistence of Thornes

The Persistence of Thornes

Author: Micalea Smeltzer Listening Length: 13h 1m
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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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CHAPTER 28

CALEB

A rlo Hollow isn’t as small as Hawthorne Mills, but it’s in much rougher shape. The buildings are all run down, and the paper factory at the edge of town makes the whole place reek.

“I don’t remember it smelling this bad,” Halle says, white-knuckling the steering wheel. She wouldn’t let me drive, insisting that if we brought my Mercedes, it would end up vandalized. I didn’t bother arguing that I’ve been here just fine on my own. If I had to guess, she wanted to drive so she could feel like she had some sense of control over what today will bring. “I’m sorry.”