Knox – Nicole Abrams

But his eyes stay on Leo. The way he tracks Leo’s movements is subtle and constant. The kind of quiet coverage you only see between people who have worked together a long time. Like he trusts Leo to handle what’s in front of him. Leo keeps shepherding girls toward the van, talking low, hands up where they can see them. I fall in beside him, helping guide the next group.

One flinches when my hand brushes her shoulder, and something inside me goes cold. I shift back half a step, giving her space, letting Maggie’s voice in my head remind me every inch of my frame is a weapon to someone who’s spent months being hurt. Donovan’s shadow hangs over the place like smoke. East caught sight of him earlier, but we didn’t take the shot.

The girls came first. I keep counting as they move past me. One, two, eight, ten, twelve. Twelve who made it out. I hang onto that. The clubhouse doesn’t smell like stale beer and burgers tonight. The air reeks of antiseptic and metal, sharp with fear. The common room’s transformed. Couches pushed to walls. Cots in rows. Prospects moving like quiet ghosts, carrying water and blankets. Maggie floats between beds, voice low and soothing, comfort wrapped in human form.

Sloane is the eye of the storm. She moves from girl to girl, latex gloves snapping, hair escaping her knot in wild curls. Blue scrubs already splashed with someone else’s blood and iodine, pockets stuffed with gauze and scissors. She grabs a clipboard from the supply table and tucks it under her arm, hands busy.

“Okay, sweetie, look at me. You’re not going back in that container. I’ve got you. Can you drink this for me?” Soft voice, but iron under it. The kind of steady tone you get from years of telling people in pain to hold on. I hover at the edge at first. My size, my cut, my gun all feel wrong in this space. But she doesn’t treat me like an intruder. Just snaps out orders without looking up.

“Knox, blanket. Thick one. Her fingers are blue.” I move. Find the blanket. Wrap it around the girl on the nearest cot. She doesn’t look at me; she’s locked onto Sloane, the only calm in the room. Sloane’s hands move fast and precise. Blood pressure cuff. Pulse check. Quick mental triage. Rattling off vitals to Maggie, rearranging who needs the cot with the space heater. She’s in command here in a way I’ve never seen. Because this isn’t new to her. This is muscle memory. I’m moving toward the next cot with water bottles when it happens.

A girl—older than some, maybe eighteen, nineteen—stirs.

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No copyright infringement intended. Edited by: Scarlett @ Scarlett Pen Edits Cover Designer: Cosmic Letterz OceanofPDF.com Contents Dedication Author Note Playlist 1. Knox 2. Knox 3. Sloane 4. Knox 5. Sloane 6. Knox 7. Knox 8. Sloane 9. Sloane 10. Knox 11. Knox 12. Sloane 13. Sloane 14.

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Knox 44. Knox 45. Knox 46. Sloane 47. Sloane 48. Knox 49. Knox 50. Sloane Epilogue The Outsiders Club: Behind the Patch Coming Soon… Nash Thank You Meet Your Next Book Boyfriend More Books by Nicole Acknowledgements OceanofPDF.com Dedication To those who survived by building walls and are terrified of what happens when someone stays long enough to see what’s behind them. You deserve the love.

You deserve the happy ending. You deserve all of it. OceanofPDF.com Author Note KNOX CONTAINS MATURE THEMES that may be emotionally challenging for some readers. This includes elements of trauma, violence, and emotional abuse, as well as references to past experiences of harm or exploitation. While these themes are handled with care and purpose, reader well-being always comes first. Please take what you need, skip what you must, and remember—there is no wrong way to protect your peace. A full list of content warnings can be found here.

OceanofPDF.com Playlist Devil You Know — Tyler Braden Rock and A Hard Place — Bailey Zimmerman Next to You — Ole 60 She’s Mine — Kip Moore My Weakness — Jason Aldean You For A Reason — Warren Zeiders Fire and the Flood — Vance Joy Poison & Wine — The Civil Wars Outlaws & Outsiders — Cory Marks Cover Me Up — Morgan Wallen Hurt — Johnny Cash Save Me — Jelly Roll, Lainey Wilson Way Down We Go — KALEO Arsonist’s Lullabye — Hozier Take Me to Church — Hozier I’ll Be Good – Jaymes Young Unsteady — X Ambassadors Stone — Whiskey Myers Follow the playlist on Spotify!

OceanofPDF.com Chapter 1 Knox The Past – 2 Years Ago CHICAGO TASTES OF ROAD salt and expensive loss.

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