So awfully bitter, you’ll know me by the aftertaste.

I can’t tell you where I’m going, and I can’t being to understand where I’ve been, but I’m alive. Alive and alone, until a savior presents himself in tattered clothes and a frayed beanie.

Taking me under his protection, the promise of a tomorrow seems to be within reach after all. He shows me how to navigate the city, how to steal and survive. And just when I think I might have a future running the streets, my world comes to a halt for pair of stunning hazel eyes. The boy attached isn’t too bad either.

But when a group of armed men and a mom I didn’t know I had throw my world into chaos, I’m forced to choose between my head and my heart. Spoiler alert – young love never lasts.

This is a prequel novella for the I Love Candy Series, giving Candy the origin story she desperately needed.
Trigger Warning - Described from the perspective of a thirteen-year-old runaway, there is violence and angst throughout. No abuse is described, although very faintly hinted at.

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