LIAM
The town was so small that everyone knew each other by name. It's one of the reasons my family was drawn here, and it was also one of the many reasons my mother decided to rebuild her life here.
She could have a family unit separate from the one she'd always known. She'd have people to check up on and could keep up with the unending gossip.
But I hated this particular small town for one very reason: I couldn't get away from her.
Nora wasn't just taking up space in my head. She'd also made herself present in every space I powered in. The suite, the bathroom, the resort, and now, the skating rink.
When Gemma showed up at my door with those doe eyes, asking to come skating with her, I said yes, only because Nora's scent was suffocating me in the suite and I needed an escape.
But wh
