Ugly Truths: A Contemporary YA Romance (Astrid Scott Series Book 2)

by Blake Blessing

  It generally gets attention when people notice it, but nothing so…reverent as this.

  “Wait. Let us at least take you where you were trying to go.” He drops his hand to the seat, brushing my arm and maintaining contact.

  “That’s okay. I didn’t mean to intrude.” I jump out on the side facing the street and briskly walk around the back of the car to the sidewalk. The rain has tapered off to barely anything at all. Just the way my luck runs. If I had stuck it out with the rain, I would have stayed five dollars richer.

  Damn you, Uber, and your missed-ride fee.

  As I dart up the block, I think I hear a car door close. Turning around for another peek at the car before I round the corner, I notice it’s gone. Strange. The car didn’t pass me or even make any noise. I suppose it could have left in the opposite direction.

  An odd tingle runs down my back, and I quicken my pace. Every few steps, I glance behind me, but I see nothing and no one out of place. Just a quiet, deserted business street with a haze of fog hovering around the streetlights. Every so often, I pass a glow of lights behind a window shop, but nothing alarming.

  I make it to the apartment complex after about a fifteen-minute walk. Trucking it up the three floors, I suck in a deep breath as I slam the door, lean my forehead against it, and at the same time engage the lock.

  What a strange night.

  In the mind of Blake

  It never fails to amaze me, how far a book comes from its rough draft! I seriously could not have done it without the help of my alphas, Dom Whit and Maya Riley. Then Sue Ryan and Angela Greene followed them as trusty betas, helping to spot inconsistencies and pick out teasers.

  This story was so much fun to write and started out as a challenge to myself. My first series was a mediumish burn, some may even think it on the fast side. I wanted to see if I could write a slow burn. It was easier than I thought! But don’t worry, I can’t hold out for too long. There will definitely be some steam in book two.