Grit — Cheryl McIntyre

Link and Rocky's story continues. Three. This is my number. The sum of reasons why I continue to go on. One: She needs me. Two: I have to protect her. And three: With her, I feel human. But the weight of a man's secrets is a thousand pounds on his shoulders. Two thousand more on his chest. Trapping him. Crushing him. My secrets are slaughtering me. Fear and regret -- of what I've done, of whom I've become, and of what I've let go -- are dragging me into a hole, and I can't claw my way out. The deeper I sink, the farther I push her away. The farther she goes, the more my mind spirals. Down into a black abyss. It's dark here. So damn dark. She needs to know what I've done. I have to tell her. But how can I battle the darkness if I lose my light? This is what my life is now. I'm a shadow of a man in a scarred body, longing to live again. *THIS IS THE FULL-LENGTH SEQUEL TO THE DIRTY NOVELLA SERIES. **DUE TO STRONG SEXUAL CONTENT AND SCENES OF VIOLENCE, THIS SERIES IS RECOMMENDED FOR READERS 18+ ONLY.