Caring means making mistakes.
Out of all the things I've been taught, this rule stands out the most, runners up being "Trust will only end up stabbing you in the back" and "Love is the biggest sin of all". Lovely bunch, aren't we? My name is Reese Brooks. Yeah, you heard that correctly, and yes, I am who you think I am. Daughter of number three on the FBI most wanted list? Check. It's not as bad as it sounds, honestly. I learned to rob banks, follow people without them noticing, set up weapon deals, kill people... Okay, it is as bad as it sounds. But hell no if I am ever going to admit that.
I've been wanting to get out for a while. Unfortunately for me, I don't exist. No ID, no records, nothing confirms that a Reese Brooks has ever been born. If they find out I exist, they'll go after me to get intell and leverage on my father. They being the feds. Ironically, it's the feds that got me out.
When they offer me a job in exchange for an identity, I of course won't object. But maybe I should've thought it through a bit better. Co-workers that would rather see me go than stay, a job that requires me to doubt everything I've ever known, and a partner that won't for the life of him trust someone like me. Add the fact that the people back in the criminal world aren't exactly ready to let me go just yet, and you get a rather exhausting combination.
But I'll make it work somehow. I always make it work. They may be the one holding the gun, but at least it will be me who pulls the trigger.
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All credits for the AMAZING cover go to @MagmaKepner THANK YOU SO MUCH MAGS!
Gone Too Far (PoliceOfficer x Delinquent Relationship) BOOK 1
53 parts Complete Mature
53 parts
Complete
Mature
M is for Manipulative.
A is for Attitude.
I is for Impulsive.
S is for Sarcastic.
I is for Irresistible.
E is for Emotionally unavailable.
Put them all together and you get me - Maisie Scarlett Brooks. And yeah, I'm exactly the girl your parents warned you about.
Growing up, they tell you the safest thing to do in a messed-up situation is walk away. Whether it's a toxic person or a bad party, you're supposed to listen to that little voice in your head - your conscience - and leave.
-Mine booked a one-way flight to the Bermuda Triangle and never looked back.
I'm the girl who tells you it's fine to take the pills - "just once."
The one who throws parties that end in cops, crying, or chaos - usually all three.
I'll invite you out, ghost you halfway through, and leave you stranded in a field without cell service.
Don't say I didn't warn you.
I didn't care about much.
I didn't have much to give.
Maybe you'd see things differently if you knew what I've been through. The kind of things you don't come back from without turning a little bit... cracked.
Then came the night of the binge. The drive. The flashing lights.
And suddenly, I wasn't just trouble - I was in it.
"Maisie Scarlett Brooks, what were you thinking?!"
"I was thinking it was time to go to bed. Instead, I got pulled over by some obnoxious police officer."
This is the story of a girl who's been through hell, set it on fire, and is still standing in the ashes - smirking.
Meet Maisie.
She's a beautiful disaster, and she's not sorry.