His Light in the Dark

His Light in the Dark

My first memory was of a slap, hard across the face: the sting on my cheek and the jarring of my bones as I slammed back into my bed. It was my dad who had hit me.<br />I had been four.<br />Most of my memories were much of the same and no one ever saw, no one ever fought to help, no one ever cared.<br />Then we moved.<br />My new neighbor cared, rescued the twelve-year-old I had been from a beating. Always thought I'd suffer the nightmare alone, I was wrong.<br />Mace Donati saved me that day in all the ways a person could be saved.<br />And his daughter, Mia, she became the friend I had always wanted, my conscience when my own faltered, the light that led me home when I had lost my way.<br />The girl who grew into the only woman I would ever love.<br />But when you realize you're more like your father than the good people who took you in and gave you a home, the only way to return their kindness is to let them go.<br />I let them go, got so far lost in the shadows I couldn't remember who I was anymore. Mia never gave up on me. She fought for me, kept the light on so I'd find my way back.<br />And when I did, life threw us a curveball. I had to hurt Mia in order to save her.<br />But when my past comes back to haunt me and I almost lose her, I'm ready to fight for her...fight to find a way back into her heart while keeping the demons from my past from finishing what they started.<br />Cole Campbell<br /><br />Due to strong language and sexual content, this book is not intended for readers under the age of 18.