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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CHAPTER 43

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“ O pen your eyes,” I scream, patting Caleb’s cheek. When that does no good, I do it again, a little harder this time. “Caleb! Don’t you dare do this to me,” I sob, my whole body shaking. “Wake up. Please, wake up.”

The world around us is a blur. I have no idea what’s happening with my mom, whether my brothers are safe, any of it. All I can focus on is the man I love bleeding out right in front of me.