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"You don't really believe I'm innocent, do you?" Collins whispered, feeling oddly betrayed despite knowing she'd always been on her own in this.
He looked angry at her, but he didn't have any right to be.
"Or is this some sadistic way you have of getting back at your father for all the love he refused to give you?" She hissed. "Your stupid daddy issues can go straight to hell!"
Vance had her pinned with her back to the huge tree trunk, the storm in his eyes a hurricane as he leaned in close. "Don't push me, Collins. I'll push right back, and you won't like the consequences."
Collins suddenly found it hard to breathe.
"That mouth of yours, under mine, you remember that? Cause I do, and, no matter all the stuff that's happened since then, I want to taste you again."
***
Collins Estrada had been the object of the town's gossip and speculation for as long as she could remember. She'd come from a tragic past with her brother constantly beside her, giving her the best life he possibly could. It had always been the Estradas against the world.
But as senior year of high school beckons just beyond the long summer months, Collins finds herself the talk of the town once more. Only this time, the reason is much more sinister than before. It seems that recently Collins has been at the center of not one but two disappearances, and all signs point to her as being the common link.
While Collins isn't complaining that the newfound paranoia in town has given her the space to breathe, the mystery surrounding Collins deepens when a body is found. Suddenly, Collins is named the murderer responsible for the crime, and questions escalate to a chilling height.
Because Collins didn't kill anyone.
Someone is trying desperately to frame her, but why? And when Vance Brock, the guy who got away, returns to town, Collins is forced to find an alliance with him to figure out the truth.