One Last Look
averykingston
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averykingston
Complete, First published Jun 22, 2018
Mature
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He didn't know it would be the last time she'd see him. 

Scott and Tori were with benefits playing the longest game of cat and mouse ever. For years he'd waited patiently knowing, one day, when the stars aligned, they'd get there. 

If only he would have known what was to come.

**This is a flash fiction for #featmyflash for Peak Story Reviews. Characters are from my ongoing series Fire and Fury. Book one, Chasing Fire is available on Amazon. This is a NEW story/flashback that I've been wanting  to write as part of Scott and Tori's backstory. I hope you enjoy.**

No part of this story or characters may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means, including information storage and retrieval systems, without written permission from the author.

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events and incidents are either the products of the author's imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.
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