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UNTIL YOU K. BROMBERG TABLE OF CONTENTS TITLE PAGE PRAISE FOR K. BROMBERG ALSO WRITTEN BY K. BROMBERG CHAPTER ONE CHAPTER TWO CHAPTER THREE CHAPTER FOUR CHAPTER FIVE CHAPTER SIX CHAPTER SEVEN CHAPTER EIGHT CHAPTER NINE CHAPTER TEN CHAPTER ELEVEN CHAPTER TWELVE CHAPTER THIRTEEN CHAPTER FOURTEEN CHAPTER FIFTEEN CHAPTER SIXTEEN CHAPTER SEVENTEEN CHAPTER EIGHTEEN CHAPTER NINETEEN CHAPTER TWENTY CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE CHAPTER THIRTY CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR CHAPTER THIRTY-FIVE CHAPTER THIRTY-SIX CHAPTER THIRTY-SEVEN CHAPTER THIRTY-EIGHT CHAPTER THIRTY-NINE CHAPTER FORTY CHAPTER FORTY-ONE CHAPTER FORTY-TWO CHAPTER FORTY-THREE CHAPTER FORTY-FOUR CHAPTER FORTY-FIVE CHAPTER FORTY-SIX CHAPTER FORTY-SEVEN CHAPTER FORTY-EIGHT CHAPTER FORTY-NINE CHAPTER FIFTY EPILOGUE ABOUT THE AUTHOR PRAISE FOR K. BROMBERG “K. Bromberg always delivers intelligently written, emotionally intense, sensual romance . . .” —USA Today “K. Bromberg makes you believe in the power of true love.” —#1 New York Times bestselling author Audrey Carlan “A poignant and hauntingly beautiful story of survival, second chances, and the healing power of love. An absolute must-read.” —New York Times bestselling author Helena Hunting “An irresistibly hot romance that stays with you long after you finish the book.” —#1 New York Times bestselling author Jennifer L. Armentrout “Bromberg is a master at turning up the heat!” —New York Times bestselling author Katy Evans “Supercharged heat and full of heart. Bromberg aces it from the first page to the last.” —New York Times bestselling author Kylie Scott ALSO WRITTEN BY K. BROMBERG Driven Series Driven Fueled Crashed Raced Aced Driven Novels Slow Burn Sweet Ache Hard Beat Down Shift The Player Duet The Player The Catch Everyday Heroes Cuffed Combust Cockpit Control (Novella) Wicked Ways Resist Reveal Standalone Faking It Then You Happened Flirting with 40 UnRaveled (Novella) Sweet Cheeks Sweet Rivalry (Novella) The Play Hard Series Hard to Handle Hard to Hold Hard to Score Hard to Lose Hard to Love The S.I.N. Series Last Resort On One Condition Final Proposal Holiday Novellas The Package The Detour This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, organizations, places, events, and incidents are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Copyright © 2022 by K. Bromberg All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, or stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without express written permission of the publisher. Published by JKB Publishing, LLC Cover design by Indie Sage, LLC Editing by Marion Making Manuscripts Formatting by Champagne Book Design Printed in the United States of America Be sure to sign up for my newsletter where you will receive up-to-date information on my latest releases, chances to win prizes, as well as a FREE book every month from bestselling authors, available only to my subscribers. Make sure to add [email protected] to your contacts before signing up to be sure the list comes right to your inbox. * * * DID YOU KNOW . . . This book is available in both paperback and audiobook editions at all major online retailers! Links are on my website. If you’d like to order a signed paperback, my online store is open and can be accessed here. CHAPTER ONE Crew Exhaustion mixes with exhilaration as I pull up to the old Victorian house and shift the truck into park. Dust from the unpaved driveway catches up to us, and exaggerated coughing comes from the back seat as its cloud filters in through the open windows. “If this is the fresh country air you’ve been talking about,” Addy says sarcastically as Paige fakes another dramatic cough while waving the dust out of her face, “then, no thank you.” I chuckle. My city slickers are in for a rude awakening. All they’ve ever known is the hustle and bustle of Chicago. “It’s just dirt, ladies.” “Next, you’re going to tell us that dirt builds character,” Paige says with a roll of her eyes. “Of course, it does.” I watch through the rearview mirror as they exchange a look that could mean either trouble or acceptance. Who knows with the two of them. But before I have time to think much more, both girls open their respective doors and bound out of the truck. Their whoops of excitement intermingling with their laughter echo through the air as they run to the porch, hands cupped on the windows looking in, and then down the steps and through the grass leading to the unfenced backyard. I remain in the truck, my hands on the steering wheel, a relieved smile on my lips, the tension of what feels like the last eighteen months slowly draining from my body. Or at least starting to because it’s going to take a lot more than a few minutes to right all the wrongs that have led us to this moment. The house and the property around it don’t disappoint from my childhood memories. It has gray siding with dark blue shutters and, while its physically small compared to the parcel of land it sits on, its presence is undeniable amidst the field of wildflowers at its right, the outbuildings to the left, and the huge wraparound porch complete with a swing just in front of me. Home. Away from the city lights, the traffic, the chaos, and the danger. That’s what this will be for the next few months—with its creaks and cracks, its solitude, and everything in between—a place to relax and recover and just be without the havoc of the outside world. And I couldn’t be more grateful. The moment I give myself is fleeting. A deep breath to absorb the fact that I really did just do this. That I pulled it off. That this place of solace I had as a kid has now come full circle to be one for me as an adult. One that feels so very different than Chicago with the constant chatter on the scanner