Prologue

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This is a preview of what I am going to be writing for NaNoWriMo in Novemember. The following chapters will be posted in December. I would like to thank @Savyss for looking through this for me and helping me smooth some things out and for coming up with the title!

Prologue

It's been three years since we finished the Ashley Waters mission and I went to bed with Gabriel. The other boys were out on a mission so it was just the two of us. He kissed me and one thing led to another. Needless to say, he made sweet love to me and it felt amazing. Afterwards, I cuddled up next to him, absolutely exhausted. "I love you, Trouble. I always will," Gabriel whispered into my hair.

"I love you too, Meanie," I whispered back, curling into his warmth. He started running his fingers through my hair and I passed out.

The sun shining through the window woke me from my slumber. I rolled over but froze when the sound of crinkling paper reached my ears. I sat up with a frown and looked down at the slightly crumpled piece of paper. Picking it up, I noticed nine different handwritings with nine different names. My names. The names each of my boys use for me. It didn't escape my notice that the names were in order of which boy I had met first.

Ten

Princess

Aggele Mou

Peanut

Trouble

Cupcake

Sang Baby

Pookie

Miss Sorenson

I hesitantly opened the note. It was short and to the point. And it ripped my heart out of my chest and tore it to pieces.

Our dearest Sang,

We are so sorry we had to tell you like this, but things aren't working out. We'll treasure all that you've done for us, but we cannot be with you any longer. We are so completely sorry.

Love,

The Blackbourne Team

The paper fluttered to the bed as unbidden tears came to my eyes. I barely registered the tears that were falling onto the paper before I curled up and cried myself into exhaustion. I woke up several hours later, close to dusk if the amount of light in the room was any indication. I stared up at the ceiling that had been painted with glow in the dark stars with hidden hearts mixed in with them. Tears came to my eyes again as I thought of all the boys and the note they had left. I cried myself to sleep yet again.

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