Overboard (8 page)

Dylan’s body stiffened as he caught a glimpse of
Orman’s lifeless body. “I am sorry, Brenna... I am sorry I ever
doubted you,” he told her, sounding overwhelmed.

Brenna smiled, sinking her face into his chest. “It’s
okay,” she reassured him, feeling safe from suspicion once
more.

“No, it’s not,” he said, forcing her to face him. “I
listened to other people for too long that I didn’t pay attention
to what I was feeling... I love you, Bren.”

Brenna held Dylan’s face in her hands, feeling as if
everything she did was worth this moment. “I do, too,” she told
him, finally feeling as if they were on the same page. She embraced
him, holding him close. With her head positioned in the crook of
his shoulder, she smiled to herself, feeling whole once more.
“Nothing can ever tear us apart again.”

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Overboard
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full-length novel entitled
Restraint
and my other
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List of Literary Works by Sandra Madera

Short Stories:

Overboard

Sangre Falls

Weeping Willow - Part One

Weeping Willow - Part Two

Novels and Trilogies:

Restraint

Lament, A Restraint Novel (coming late 2011/early
2012)