Short of Breath: Chapter One - The Great Escape
Have you ever looked at someone so perfect you immediately started plotting your own disappearance? Meet Ivy St. Claire. She’s five-foot-four, trying to recover from a failed business, and currently standing in the apartment of Thatcher Reed—a man who is basically a human mountain. The date was perfect. The wine is expensive. The conversation was real. And that’s exactly why Ivy is currently climbing onto a bathroom counter. In this opening chapter, we explore the sheer, heart-pounding panic of feeling "not enough" and the desperate lengths we go to when we’re terrified of being seen as a novelty. Grab your heels (or shove them in your purse) and join Ivy for the ultimate Irish exit. Chapter One The Great Escape Ivy The first thing I realize when I see Thatcher’s shoes by the front door is that I could probably live in one of them. Rent-free. With enough room left over for a breakfast nook and a small guest bathroom. That should have been my first warning. Most people see a m...
