He Saved My Life Then Vanished

WILLA Day twelve. I’m grading papers when I hear it. Footsteps outside my apartment. Not Archer’s. Heavier. Multiple people. My […]

ARCHER Tobias shows up unannounced on day nine. Looking grim. I know what’s coming. “We need to talk.” “About?” “About

ARCHER This is the worst idea I’ve ever had. And I’ve had some spectacularly bad ideas. The plan is simple:

WILLA I wake up in Archer’s arms. Safe house. Second day. His chest is warm against my back. His arm

WILLA He’s kissing me. Archer Saint—not Aaron Stone—is kissing me in a parking garage after someone just shot at us.

ARCHER She knows. I don’t know how, but she knows. The grocery store trip was a mistake. I should have

WILLA I’m losing my mind. That’s the only explanation. Because I’m sitting in my apartment with a three-year-old sketch printout,

ARCHER I’m making a mistake. I know I’m making a mistake. But I can’t help it. When Tobias told me

WILLA Three years later. Present day. I’m grading essays when Lennox calls. “Girl. Emergency.” “What happened?” “I need you to

WILLA Three years ago. I’m walking to my car after night class when I hear footsteps behind me. Fast. Getting