Before I Go

I heard Jordan groan in frustration before he finally made his way over to me, crouching low so we were face to face. That infuriating, signature smirk curled on his lips-the one he always wore when he thought he had the upper hand. Slowly, deliberately, he leaned in. His face tilted toward mine, his breath brushing against my skin as his mouth hovered just inches away.

My breath caught. My heart pounded.
And then, without thinking, my fist connected with his face.
He stumbled backward, crashing into the edge of the table with a grunt of surprise.

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Casey Valentine never asked to be in the spotlight. She's just a girl trying to survive her senior year-quiet, clever, a little awkward, and perfectly content staying under the radar. She had a plan: keep her head down, get her grades up, and escape to the future she'd carefully dreamed of.

But fate has other ideas.

When dangerous secrets start to unravel around her, Casey finds herself tangled in a web of lies, loyalty, and love. Multiple people are after her-and not all of them want to hurt her. Some want to protect her. Some want to claim her. And some... might just want her heart.

As tensions rise and the lines between ally and enemy begin to blur, Casey is pulled into a violent, hidden war that she wants no part of. But the real danger doesn't come from guns or grudges-it comes from falling for the very people she's not sure she can trust.

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Before I Go is a story about love that defies reason and friendship that withstands fire. It's about a girl whose destiny could destroy her-but also save everyone around her. She doesn't know how important she is.
Not yet.

But she's the key to someone's salvation...
And someone's heartbreak.

Because not every story ends in happily ever after. Some begin just moments before goodbye.