Flee

Starting over is hard. Mateo Reyna knows this will be true when he decides to leave his wealthy and privileged existence in Mexico and begin a new life in the States. His only priorities are distancing himself and his mother from their illegal connections while he finishes high school. Until ... he meets Blake. Her haunting eyes and vulnerable soul quickly capture his heart. When their pasts intersect in a dangerous and unexpected way, Mateo finds himself in a race to save her life. Will he be fast enough? Still reeling from the unexplained murder of her parents, Blake Alden is just trying to get through each day. And then a handsome new student from Mexico shows up and gives her reasons to breathe. Love is healing, until it's threatened. With her parents' murderers after her, Blake knows Mateo will risk anything to keep her safe. Will she let him? This wasn't part of the plan. So why couldn't I walk away? I should just walk away. There was too much risk, too much danger in staying. But those eyes. One look into her beautiful but haunted green eyes and I knew I was all in. Oh, I fought it. And like a wave fighting to not reach shore, forces were at work between us that made that effort worthless. So I gave up the fight and went for the happily ever after. Now if I could just keep her alive, we might reach that. And if I couldn't? Yeah, there was no answer to that. I would keep her alive, even if it cost my life. I just really hoped it didn't.