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Brodie McCormack had told her that she wasn’t allowed to leave his property, but he had done little to welcome her into his home. Zara Bandini chose to view his indifference as acceptance because he hadn’t banished her after commanding her to stay. The truth was he’d given up caring about everything since his Uncle Art had been murdered, so she couldn’t be insulted by his inattention.
With every new demonstration of apathy, she became more worried about her love’s mental state. Grief was a dangerous beast that could consume and contort a man until he became unrecognizable. Brodie, the man she’d fallen in love with, was still in there, he was just struggling to navigate the path back to her.
At thirteen, Brodie McCormack had lost his parents. Now at thirty-three, he’d lost
