The Vow Under Thornlight

Ronan Black saw the car first. Not because he had been waiting for it. He had given up waiting for most things years ago: apologies, decent weather, a court that cared what money did behind closed doors, a letter from his father that was not folded around a demand. Waiting made men soft in the wrong places. It taught hope to sit at the table like an invited guest and eat everything before leaving you with the washing-up.

This title is part of Book One of the Thornlight Duet, Book 1.