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At the end of the aisle stood Liam with Luke and my brothers at his side.
“I love you,” he mouthed when he spotted me.
“Come on.” I gave my dad’s arm a tug and he laughed when I rushed us, kicking up rose petals all the way until I reached Liam and he took my hand.
“I love you too,” I whispered. “Let’s make this real.”
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One and Only
Chapter One
Cade
I blinked against the silvered glare of the sun on the snow packed road, yawning as I drove. Twelve-hour shifts sucked but working one overnight was the worst. I was exhausted, hungry, and ready to get into bed with the leftover pizza in my fridge and my Netflix account before crashing into a comatose oblivion. I stretched in my seat and continued up the highway into the mountains. Sweetbriar, Oregon, was one of the small towns you’d pass through on your way to Mount Hood. My house was located up in the foothills overlooking town. And thankfully, I was almost there.
“Slow down, damn it,” I muttered as a Range Rover passed me, hitting a hidden patch of black ice and fishtailing side to side before regaining control. The out-of-state plates let me know how clueless they were about the danger they were in. Plus, what kind of dumbass passes a cop?
My head whipped to the side as a Subaru sped around me, driving right up to the bumper of the Range Rover. “What the hell?”
I switched my lights and siren on, hoping it would suffice as a warning as it was too slick for a pursuit. It was ski season, and the roads were full of vacationers with no clue how to drive in the snow. I couldn’t put the other vehicles at risk by chasing these two boneheads down. On a day like this, just being out on the roads was hazardous enough. A police chase between three cars would wreak more havoc than letting them go. But I called it in to the station so everyone would be on the lookout and hoped I wouldn’t come across their mangled wreckage further up the highway.
I was not in the mood for that kind of paperwork.
All I had wanted was to go home, have a snack, and crash. But I had an ominous feeling that wasn’t going to happen. The crackle of my radio interrupted my thoughts and I cursed.
The voice of the dispatcher on duty asked, “Cade, do you copy?”
“Yeah, unfortunately.”
“I’m sorry, but you’re the closest. There’s a crash, single vehicle. Uh, the Range Rover you just called in a few minutes ago. Right by the turn-off to your place.”
“I’m almost there.” I sighed.
“Ambulance and fire are on the way.”
I grunted. My day was ruined before it had even started. Or, ended, as the case may be.
The Ponderosa pine at the edge of my property had borne the brunt of the crash. I arrived in time to see the driver exit the vehicle, stumbling out to fall forward into the snow. Long golden-brown waves covered her face as she rose to her hands and knees trying to gain purchase on the slippery surface. I pulled off to the side, turned off the siren but left the lights flashing, and got out.
“Hey, hold still, you could be hurt. I’m coming to help you!” I shouted as I made my way closer.
Clearly panicked, she lurched for the open door of her vehicle and pulled herself up. “Stay away from me!” The door hit my shoulder as she attempted to close it.
