Broken Vows by Tessa Montgomery

Chapter 16

While everyone else had given up, Lewis kept digging. On his knees, he clawed at the ground with his bare hands, his fingers bloody and raw from the rocks and dirt.

Grace was still missing. He collapsed in despair, his eyes void of life as he looked around. He burst into tears.

Just then, someone spotted a pair of shoes in the corner.

Lewis rushed over and saw they were Grace’s. Hope surged through him. Wiping away his tears, he started digging like a madman. Finally, he found the unconscious Grace.

Overwhelmed with joy, Lewis scooped her up and rushed her to the ambulance. In the ward, he stayed glued to her side, his eyes never leaving her face. Seeing her bruised and battered, he couldn’t even begin to imagine what she’d been through.

Theo could see that Lewis was worried sick and tried to comfort him. “Mr. Kaufman, she’s alive, and that’s what really matters.”

Theo’s words did the trick. Relieved, Lewis watched her sleep, his mind wandering. Then, it all clicked. He finally understood why she had asked him to wipe out all her traces with that death certificate.

Leaving behind that past felt like a fresh start. After everything she’d been through, she wouldn’t be the same solitary Grace anymore. Now she had Lewis, and he vowed to stand by her forever.

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“I got this. You go help Grace get a new identity. The old Grace is history,” Lewis told Theo.

later, Grace woke up. Lewis was dozing off next to her bed, but the

his weary face, Grace managed a faint smile. “I knew

nose, his voice barely above a whisper, “Yeah.”

think about was you. After the explosion, I thought

and nodded, “You need

for days in the hospital, never

at Lewis’s haggard face, tears welled up in her eyes. “Thanks for

in his warmth. He smiled gently, “We’re in this together. There’s no need for

about Janelle. Her smile froze, and after a long pause, she replied, “I haven’t talked to her

adult world, friends often drifted apart

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They simply stopped talking.

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hint and didn’t push further. After some small talk, Kylie said, “If I were you, I’d cut ties with

talking about

Kylie pulled out her phone. “Before she came back, she told us she was ready to make bank

Janelle. Kylie’s recounting made him feel

Kylie’s recounting made him feel even worse.

phone and read through the