Back to You


 Contents
 
 
 
 Fullpage Image Copyright Chapter 3 Author's Note -->
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Prologue
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1. Emilia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 2. Thomas
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 3. Emilia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 4. Thomas
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 5. Emilia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 6. Thomas
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 7. Emilia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 8. Emilia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 9. Emilia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 10. Emilia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 11. Emilia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 12. Thomas
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 13. Emilia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 14. Emilia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 15. Emilia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 16. Emilia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 17. Thomas & Emilia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 18. Thomas & Emilia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 19. Emilia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 20. Thomas
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 21. Emilia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 22. Emilia & Thomas
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 23. Emilia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 24. Emilia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 25. Emilia & Thomas
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 26. Thomas & Emilia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 27. Emilia & Thomas
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 28. Thomas & Emilia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 29. Emilia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 30. Thomas
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 31. Thomas
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 32. Emilia
 
 
 
 Copyright Copyright © 2023 by Tara Nolan All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of the publisher, except as permitted by U.S. copyright law. For permission requests, contact [email protected]. This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons (living or dead), events, or locales is entirely coincidental. Book Cover by Tara Nolan Formatted by Tara Nolan Edited by HR Camarillo First edition 2023 To my Grandma Gwen, whose love of books matches my own Thank you for always believing in me Author's Note Back to You contains dark content that may be triggering to some, including explicit romance, suicide, abandonment, adoption and the search of biological family, harm to a child, sexual assault, graphic violence, stalking, and murder. It is not intended for those younger than 18 years of age. Prologue R elativity of time. I didn’t understand much about it in school. Didn’t really care to. Not until I found a way to break it. Manipulate it into a time of my choosing. Except, when I reached the other side, it had other plans I couldn’t control. A world that was no longer mine. Dark. Scary. And completely antiquated. It sank its claws into me and wouldn’t let go. Determined to shred me, until there was nothing left of the girl I was before. I’m not sure I would have survived if it wasn’t for him. That time suddenly became my own, and it did everything in its power to destroy me. But, little did it know, I already Chapter one Emilia Present Day Sitting behind the large oak desk in the office above my parent’s Irish pub, I stared at my adoption papers, willing them to unlock the secrets they didn’t have. Of course, I knew they didn’t. But that didn’t stop me from searching for something I might have missed before. The curiosity hadn’t eaten away at me yet. I was content with being adopted. Ever since I could remember, I have been a part of the family. I accepted it. Even when my bronzed skin shone darker than their alabaster tones. My dark features made me stand out from them. But instead of secluding myself, I was up front and center. They adored their little Italian