Total pages in book: 130
Estimated words: 119650 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 598(@200wpm)___ 479(@250wpm)___ 399(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 119650 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 598(@200wpm)___ 479(@250wpm)___ 399(@300wpm)
Read Online Books/Novels: | Bradford Brawler (Bradford Bastard #2) |
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Author/Writer of Book/Novel: | Sheridan Anne |
| Language: | English |
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I can’t say I’ve ever wished for someone to be bitten right on the tip of their junk by a giant bull ant before, but Tanner Morgan—the only man capable of making me want to scream and cream at the same damn time—just might be the guy to change that. He’s infuriating in every way possible, and out of all the massive changes in my life, I thought living next to him would be the worst thing I'd ever have to deal with. I was wrong … so damn wrong. Finding out what Colby Jacobs did to Tanner's sister was sickening, but then realizing my best friend of thirteen years played a part in his crimes … I have no words for that kind of betrayal. Erica and Colby are dead to me, but apparently, I'm not quite as dead to them as I’d have liked to be. “You're under arrest.” Those words have plagued me since the moment my hands were bound behind my back, and Addison's secrets were betrayed to half the senior class. Being arrested for rape and attempted murder was not something I thought I’d ever have to deal with and I knew at that moment that this would be the biggest fight of my life. My world is crumbling and I’m barely holding on. I’m not cut out for this. I don’t know which way is up, but I know one thing is for sure—there’s no way in hell I’m going down without a fight. Colby Jacobs, your time is up. | |
| Books in Series: | Bradford Bastard Series by Sheridan Anne |
| Books by Author: | Sheridan Anne |
Chapter 1
BRIELLE
Brielle Ashford, you’re under arrest for the brutal attack, rape, and attempted murder of Miss Addison Morgan.
The words circle my head as I pace through the small mirrored room. I don’t understand what’s happening. One minute I was sitting in class, determined to spend every minute ignoring Tanner, and the next thing I know, I’ve been arrested for the attack on his younger sister.
What the fuck is happening?
It’s been four hours, and no one has told me a damn thing. I’ve been left alone, waiting, scared, and panicked. No one has come for me, no one has even bothered to tell me what’s going on. Only one woman asked me if I required my lawyer, but I’m only eighteen. I don’t have a lawyer, especially not one Mom or I can afford.
This isn’t right. I’m innocent, and no matter how many times I scream it at the stupid two-way mirror, I fear my pleas are falling on deaf ears. They’ve already made up their minds. To them, the word guilty is already stamped across my forehead.
What the hell am I supposed to do?
This isn’t some ridiculous shoplifting charge or a slap on the wrist. A crime like this means prison time. This is life or death. This is my whole fucking world and it’s caving in before my very eyes, and I’m drowning in it. I don’t know how to save myself.
My hands push back through my hair as I pace the room for the millionth time, my heart racing with fear. I try to hold my tears at bay, try to swallow over the lump in my throat, but there’s no use. Until this bullshit gets sorted out, I won’t be able to calm down.
This shit stinks of Colby, and the minute I get out of here, he better watch himself. I will not go down for this, and there’s no way in hell I’m going to allow him to walk free. One way or another, he will be punished, but now, the only issue is who gets to be the one to do it. I know Tanner wants to put him in the ground, and maybe he’ll get his chance, but not before I get my hands on him first.
Fuck, I’ve never felt rage like this before. It’s like a searing hot poker piercing straight through my spine and boiling me from the inside out. Is this what it’s like for Tanner when he loses himself?
I stop pacing and stare at my reflection through the two-way mirror, knowing they’re just standing there, thinking they have me right where they want me.
The words go round in circles.
Brielle Ashford, you’re under arrest for the brutal attack, rape, and attempted murder of Miss Addison Morgan.