Almost Just Friends (Wildstone #4)(102)

But she’d learned. She was tougher now. Present Brynn was a German shepherd.

Eli’s phone pinged. He grabbed for it, stared at the screen, and looked stricken. “Gotta go.” He took the extra few seconds to empty his pockets, shoving his entire loot into her arms. “In case you need another fix.”

And then he was gone, leaving her torn between the humiliating memories of the past and the hope that whoever he was here for would be okay. She eyed her pilfered goods. The sugar had begun to work its way through her system, slowly giving her the courage she needed to go out and face her moms with the truth.

That once again, she’d failed at life and let down the people she loved.