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“Hey, we need to talk,” Trevor says, turning me around with his hand on my waist.

“No, Trevor, we don’t need to talk.”

“We’re friends, Liz. This isn’t you. I just want what’s best for you,” he says, trying to pull me into him. I take a step back, get in my car, and slam the door, engaging the locks before he can stop me or open it. Turning on the car, I rev the engine then roll down my window an inch.

“Just so you learn a lesson from tonight, I'm going to clue you in, you know, since we’re friends and all,” I say sarcastically. “First, FRIENDS ask each other about their lives. Second, a FRIEND would wonder what circumstances would cause someone to work somewhere that they never would have before. And last but not fucking least, A FRIEND would never threaten another FRIEND.”

With my parting words, I rev my engine and let the gravel fly behind me. My car fishtails right before I get to the stop sign. I turn up Nickelback’s “Animals” on my car stereo, stick my hand out my window, and flip Trevor off.

As soon as I roll up my window, tears start sliding down my cheeks from the sadness and anger I'm feeling. I trusted Trevor at one point, and just like my brother, that trust was not earned and now I'm more stuck than I was before. I have to find a way to earn the money to save my business without getting my mom involved or my brother doing time.

Trevor

“Well, I have to say that went well, don’t you think, FRIEND?” Cash asks while patting my chest before he walks off. I'm completely stunned, stuck in place, wondering what the fuck just happened.

“Yo! T, are you coming or what?” Cash shouts from across the parking lot, snapping me out of my stupor. I lean my head back and look up at the night sky. Seeing a shooting star, I make a wish. I close my eyes, let out a breath, and walk to my truck, knowing tomorrow is a different day.





Broken Hart

Copyright © Ella Fox 2012, First Edition

Copyright © Ella Fox 2014, Revised Edition

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This story is dedicated to lovers of romance everywhere. We are quite a team! I hope that your stories are as powerful as the romances that we all love to read. If you have not found that exceptional someone, get out there and make it happen! Believe in love, and I know that the best is always yet to come.



The above dedication was written at the start of my self-publishing journey. So many wonderful and amazing things have happened since then, and I owe it all to YOU, fabulous reader. I wouldn’t be where I am now if it weren’t for the readers who supported me & pushed me forward. I also wouldn’t have gotten here without the book bloggers who took a chance on a newbie. From the bottom of my heart I want to thank Lisa Schilling Hintz and Milasy Mugnolo (The Rock Stars of Romance Blog) -Trish Mint (Schmexy Girl Book Blog)- Christina Gobin (Books Unhinged Blog)- Lisa Pantano Kane (Three Chicks and Their Books Blog) - Lara Ross Petterson (A Book Whore’s Obsession) Melissa Gill (Feisty Girls Book Blog and book cover designer extraordinaire) and Kathy Bankard for discovering Dante early & getting the word out about this book. I am grateful to everyone that took the time to read and promote my books. You changed the course of my life, and for that I will be forever grateful.

Thank you to my street team, Ella’s Angels. Special thanks to Midian Sosa and Chelsea Carter for being head Angels! You ladies rock. Thanks to my brand new assistants, Rebecca Bennett and Nicole Huffman (Author Groupies Blog) for climbing on board this crazy train to help me do the one thing I consistently fail at—keeping things organized!

Special thanks to my family for being so awesome—especially my mom.

Finally, I’d like to give an enormous shout out of love and gratitude to the other Alphas on Top authors. The Alphas on Top box set idea came from the fabulous brain of Harper Sloan, and I am honored to have been included. I love the AoT ladies- BIG TIME! Every single day K Webster, Tessa Teevan, Harper Sloan, Aurora Rose Reynolds & Rochelle Paige make me laugh. That’s worth its weight in gold- or sexy pix of naked men. Thanks for being so awesome, ladies.