Hiding Sparrows
atypical-alex
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atypical-alex
Complete, First published Jan 21, 2020
Mature
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She's trying to escape a dark past. He's threatening to pull her back in.

~~~

"You messed up, little bird. So now, you're going to fix it." 

He smirked at me, stepping closer, so that his face was inches from mine. I could smell nicotine on his breath, and I struggled to focus my thoughts, my heart pounding in my chest.

"How?" I asked breathlessly. 

He leant down, and his lips brushed my ear. Then, in a whisper, he spoke, and shivers ran down my spine. 

"You're going to work for me."

~~~

Robin McCarthy has been trying really hard to be the good girl. Stay out of trouble, hold a steady job, and keep her head down. But when an old debt rears it's ugly head, Robin falls back on some unconventional ways to get cash. 

In the process, she pisses off the underground king of the city, ruler of all things shady, Tyson Rhodes. 

Now forced to work off a debt on two fronts, Robin has to make a choice. 

Does she really want to be the good girl anymore? Or is the darkness just too intoxicating?
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