Evie

After starting over once again, I thought my life was on the right track, but everything changed in the blink of an eye when my roommate’s secrets caught up with him—and me.

I didn’t have a choice. I had to hide while I figured out what to do.

I drove until I was almost out of gas and stopped in the next town I came to, which happened to be Cedar Valley. When I walked into the local diner to apply for a job, I had no idea I would walk out with so much more.

Edge

When Byte asked me to watch over...

Evie

After starting over once again, I thought my life was on the right track, but everything changed in the blink of an eye when my roommate’s secrets caught up with him—and me.

I didn’t have a choice. I had to hide while I figured out what to do.

I drove until I was almost out of gas and stopped in the next town I came to, which happened to be Cedar Valley. When I walked into the local diner to apply for a job, I had no idea I would walk out with so much more.

Edge

When Byte asked me to watch over Irene’s Diner, I was happy to help. He considered Irene to be family, which made her my family.

What I didn’t expect was to become fixated on her newest employee. Evie’s beautiful face was marred with bruises and swollen eyes. I didn’t believe the story she told me, but I couldn’t press her for more information.

I was determined to find out what happened to her, but my instincts told me to gain her trust and make her feel safe first. Little did I know—it would come at a significant cost.