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Copyright © 2015 by Stephie Walls All rights reserved.  No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or any information storage and revival systems without prior written permission from the author except where permitted by law.
    The characters, places, and events portrayed in this book are fictitious. Any similarity to real persons living or dead is coincidental and not intended by the author.
    Contact: [email protected] or www.facebook.com/stephiewalls2014
     
    Copyright © 2015 Stephie Walls
    All rights reserved.
    ISBN: 10:1508919917
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    D edication
     
     
    To my constant, her smile has saved me more than once, my Little Chicken.
     
     
     
     
    A cknowledgements
     
     
    I don’t normally write acknowledgements but over the last year I have struggled with the curves life has thrown at me. My writing took a backseat but with the encouragement of my dear friend, Leigh Ann, I was able to find my groove again. She pushed me when I needed it, coddled me when I couldn’t get a grip, and spent hours texting and talking me off the proverbial ledge. Without Leigh Ann, this story and several others never would have penned. I can’t thank her for all she has done for me. If nothing else, her friendship is priceless.
     
    I would also like to thank Jeff for helping me with the male point of view this story is written in. Without his blunt honesty about how the male mind (and body) works, Sasha wouldn’t have been possible.
     
    And finally, my daughter, who is only seven, but has lived a life that most adults never see. I am amazed daily by her courage and her strength. She is, by far, the greatest blessing I have ever known.
     
     
     
    C ontents
     
     
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
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CHAPTER ONE
1
 
CHAPTER TWO
6
 
CHAPTER THREE
15
 
CHAPTER FOUR
19
 
CHAPTER FIVE
32
 
CHAPTER SIX
37
 
CHAPTER SEVEN
41
 
CHAPTER EIGHT
45
 
CHAPTER NINE
51
 
 
 
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    Chapter One
     
    “Sasha! Wait. You have a showing of the mill at four,” my admin Tonya calls out to me as I’m leaving for the day.
     
                  I stop with my hand on the door. “It’s a quarter till. When were you going to tell me?” She can hear the irritation in my voice. That property has been the bane of my existence. Every time I show it something happens. It’s as if the place is cursed. I’ve tried repeatedly to get the owner to list it with another agent but she refuses. The last time I tried she told me it was a very special place and the right buyer would come along . Then she winked at me. Crazy old bat.
     
                  “I just hung up the phone. I didn’t know you were leaving early or I would have scheduled it for tomorrow.” She races up to me with the address written down, as if I don’t know where the place is, and a woman’s name and phone number, Claire Weston. “She was adamant about seeing the place today.”
     
                  I watch Tonya’s face. There’s something she isn’t telling me about this showing. She’s worked for me for years. She can’t lie or hide anything for shit. “Spill it. I have to leave if I’m going to make it by four.” I shouldn’t be so short with her, it’s not her fault I’m an ass with a chip on my shoulder.
     
                  Scrunching her face to the side I can tell she’s searching for a nice way to say whatever she’s thinking. “Just say it, Tonya.”
     
                  “She’s a raging bitch,” her face sinks with the last word. She’s sweet as sweet can be and always tries to find the positive in everyone.
     
                  “Fuck. Of course she is.” I take the paper from her hand pushing my way out the front door.