What She Needs

Two things survived the wreckage of six years ago: Rowan's scars, and Dani's guilt.

Now a successful computer scientist, Rowan has engineered her life like a flawless piece of code. Her heart is a locked vault, and her bedroom is a revolving door of random women governed by a strict rules. It's the perfect system to ensure no one ever gets close enough to see the words she once carved into her own skin.

Dani, now holding a PhD in psychology, understands defense mechanisms better than anyone. But all her clinical knowledge hasn't helped her forget the brilliant, chaotic girl she broke-and loved-in equal measure.

They haven't spoken since the hospital. Rowan thinks Dani walked away forever. Dani has no idea Rowan was never told about her tearful bedside visits.

But when their best friends get engaged, the universe forces a reunion. As Best Woman and Maid of Honor, they are trapped in the same room, tasked with planning the perfect wedding.

Dani is trained to read people, and she sees right through Rowan's arrogant, detached player facade. Rowan is determined to stay cold, but the old, violent pull between them is mutating into something unstoppable. To give their friends a future, they are going to have to finally dismantle the past-one rule, one secret, and one scar at a time.

(Note: this is a sequel to my story "What She Wants".)