I will love you always.
—L.
I LOVED CARTER. Sometimes painfully, but in the end, not enough. I didn’t love him enough to tell him the truth, to ruin or save his life with it, I didn’t know which. I didn’t, ultimately, love him more than I loved myself.
Could I live without him? I was going to find out. I got in my car and drove into my future, alone.
No, not alone, I reminded myself.
Free.
Acknowledgments
THANK YOU:
To Tracy, Chris, and the entire Luminis team, for once again making this possible, and also, for making it fun.
To Geri, Susie, Cindy, Rebecca, and Kristine, for their indispensable help in making this story something you actually want to read.
To my agent, April Eberhardt, for the constant support.
To Brit Godish, for the kick-ass cover.
To my daughter, though she can’t yet read this, for being so frequently patient even when I’m not.
To my family and friends, whose love and enthusiasm sustain me.
To my husband, for everything, always.
And, of course, to you.
About the Author
Cara Bertrand is a former middle school literacy teacher who now lives in the woods outside Boston with: one awesome husband, two large dogs, one small daughter, and lots of words. She is the author of SECOND THOUGHTS and LOST IN THOUGHT, the first novel in the Sententia and one of three finalists for the Amazon/Penguin Breakthrough Novel Award in the Young Adult category.
Visit her online at www.carabertrand.com or on Twitter @carabertrand
About the Author
Cara Bertrand is a former middle school literacy teacher who now lives in the woods outside Boston with: one awesome husband, two large dogs, one small daughter, and lots of words. Her first novel, LOST IN THOUGHT, was a finalist for the Amazon/Penguin Breakthrough Novel Award.
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