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My eyes flashed to Chelsea, a smirk covering her lips as she narrowed her eyes on me. What the hell was going on? I turned my attention to the retreating figure of Sav leaving the apartment with Blake. Savannah disappeared through the door without so much of a glance back at me. Blake suddenly stopped, and his shoulders slumped as he held open the door in contemplation. He spun around and looked at me with eyes that were swarming with what I could only describe as regret and remorse. Something shifted and moved between us in that split second. I was looking at him differently, I didn’t see him as a threat, all I wanted was for him to take Sav as far away from Chelsea as possible.

“I’m sorry…brother.”

“What?” I stuttered. Brother? Since when had he called me brother? “Just take her away Blake, don’t let Chelsea tell her anymore lies.”

“There are things I need to tell you before you find out from someone else.”

“What are you talking about Blake?” I ran my hands through my hair in frustration. “All I can think about right now is Savannah so I’m sorry but I can’t chat at the moment. Please just make sure she is ok.

The door of the hotel room slammed and I collapsed into a heap on the floor, absolutely shattered and not having a clue about what the fuck had actually happened. All I knew was that Sav didn’t want me here. My urge to fight was strong, and this was far from over. I would prove to her that this wasn’t real, that I would never do anything like that. She was my world, my absolute universe and I would never destroy that. I fought too hard to get her and I wasn’t going to let some screwed up chick from my past take her away from me. Anger roared through me, a determination that could only be matched by success ignited in me. If it was the last thing I did on this planet I would make sure Savannah knew that I was hers and hers only.

Pulling the complimentary notepad from the drawer, I scribbled down words I wished I could say to her but knew she wouldn’t listen to.

Savannah,

I don’t know what is happening.

Why would I ever choose to cheat on you when you are perfection to me? I swear to you I never did anything with Chelsea. The last time I touched her was the night you first arrived in Los Angeles. I saw you with Blake and for some reason it fucked with my head. I have wanted you in every sense of the word from that first night. I promise you that what you have seen is not new footage. I don’t know what she has done or how she has done this but it’s not current. Sav, my whole trip to New York has been about us. Please believe me. Please trust me. I know it doesn’t look good, and I know what you have seen, but whether it takes me a day, a week, a month, or a year, I will prove to you that we are meant to be together.

Forever yours,

Tate.

Placing the letter in an envelope and leaving it on the pillow, I slumped on the bed, dropping my face to my hands and groaning loudly. Sav wanted me gone. I didn’t have a place in her heart at the moment, and I needed to grant her wish. I stumbled through the room packing up the few things that I had bought since I arrived. My eyes scanned the space around me, memories of the week that was flashed before me. We were meant to be moving in together, we were meant to be starting our life together and getting ready for our baby but now the unknown was lashing at me.

All I knew right at this second was that my heart, soul, and life was in New York but she didn’t want me anywhere around.

To the readers - You are not just readers to me, you are my support team, my cheerleaders and my motivators and I hope I continue to write the words you want to read. Thank you for allowing a girl from Australia to live out her dreams. Without you I would not be here sitting in my lounge room in complete shock that I have just finished my second book. THANK YOU!

To the bloggers who accepted me into their world without hesitation and who have become mates I cannot thank you enough. Thank you for sharing my work and characters to the world and giving me the pep talks that I need. I wouldn’t be where I am today without your support, kindness and encouragement and of course the endless chats we have on Facebook, kik and twitter. Words can’t express my gratitude to each and every one of you. You know who you are!

Caisey Quinn and Elizabeth Lee – what started as admiration of both of you as authors has led to never ending friendships. Thank you for allowing me to vent, bounce ideas, laugh, cry and swoon. Your friendship and support is unmeasurable by words.

Mickey Reed aka editor extraordinaire - Your friendship, encouragement and ability to take out my aussieisms made the whole process of transforming into an American guy so much easier. Thank you for everything! Your positivity is addictive! You are my editing guru and this is just the beginning.

Jodie, Lydia, Keeley and Leah – Your excitement and enthusiasm for my work has brought tears to my eyes on more than one occasion. I crave our daily emails, messages and vox sessions and they never cease to make me smile. Your friendship means the world to me so thank you for everything, I will be forever grateful and will be forever in your debt.

To my beta’s – your continued support of Sav and Tate and increasingly obsessive love for Mr Davenport is out of this world (Andrea I’m looking at you). Your emails, tweets and Facebook messages with love, threats and what the hell Rachel makes my heart swell… I promise everything will be ok! Thank you for being team awesome, next stop Breathe Again.

Stephanie Higgins from Romance Addict Book Blog– thank you for the amazing cover of Breathless, for putting up with my indecisiveness and for organising my cover reveal and blog tour. We did it! We actually did it!!!

Emily Tippetts – thank you for prettying up my words and for holding my hand in the craziness of formatting and answering my silly questions. So happy to finally get to work with you, you rock!

To my lovely Bombshells… my girls, my support team, my prep buddies, my amazing street team. Thank you for being my go to girls, for sharing the love I have of these characters. Tate, Sav and co would not be who they are without you and I cannot wait to introduce new characters to our little family.

Last but not least my family; my amazing, supportive, crazy and unbelievably awesome family. You know me better than I know myself, you make me who I am today and without you I would not be standing here today. I love you with every inch that is me.

Rachel Brookes is from a coastal town on the east coast of Australia where beaches, kangaroos and surfers roam free. She writes stories with a pinch of craziness, a dash of drama, a cup of romance, a spoonful of sexiness and the main ingredient hot guys. Rachel sometimes forgets to eat, sometimes forgets to sleep and sometimes can’t remember the last time she cleaned her apartment but that’s because she is in a long term relationship with her laptop and they are constantly writing together. When she does step away from her laptop she can be found taking too many photos, making scrumptious cocktails, laughing at Adam Sandler movies and spending her time with her amazing family.

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Copyright © 2013 Rachel BrookesAll rights reserved.No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise), without the prior written permission of the copyright owner, except by a reviewer who may quote brief passages in a review.

This book is a work of fiction. Names and characters are the product of the author’s imagination and any resemblance to any person, living or dead is purely coincidental. Any actual places, products or events mentioned are used in a purely fictitious manner. The author acknowledges the trademarked status and trademark owners of various places/products referenced in this work of fiction, which have been used without permission and is by no way sponsored by the trademark owners.

Editor: Mickey ReedEBook and Paperback formatting: E.M. Tippetts Book Designs

Cover Design: Stephanie Higgins

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This is a New Adult Contemporary Romance novel recommended for readers over the age of 17 due to strong language and sexual themes.

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