Sweet Peril
For Nathan Higgins,
whose life is a snapshot of perseverance,
hard work, and loyalty
PROLOGUE:
Emergency Summit, 1748, Rome, Italy
JUNE, SUMMER BEFORE SENIOR YEAR
CHAPTER ONE:
Party Girl
CHAPTER TWO:
Different
CHAPTER THREE:
Words of the Angel
CHAPTER FOUR:
For Now
CHAPTER FIVE:
First Assignment
CHAPTER SIX:
Non-Date
CHAPTER SEVEN:
Damascus
CHAPTER EIGHT:
London
CHAPTER NINE:
Land Down Under
CHAPTER TEN:
The Ghost
CHAPTER ELEVEN:
Singles Awareness Day
CHAPTER TWELVE:
Spring Break
CHAPTER THIRTEEN:
Graduation Visitors
CHAPTER FOURTEEN:
California Dreaming
CHAPTER FIFTEEN:
Heights
CHAPTER SIXTEEN:
Breakdown
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN:
Maid Service
CHAPTER NINETEEN:
Strangers
CHAPTER TWENTY:
Motocross Surprise
CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE:
The Island
CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO:
Submerged
CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE:
Truth Comes Out
URAS
| COLOR | MEANING | DISTINCTIONS |
| Pink | Love | Lighter pink represents comfortable, familial love, while darker, hot pink represents passionate love. |
| Red | Lust | |
| Yellow | Happiness | Buttery, pale yellow represents contentment, while brighter yellow represents joy. |
| Orange | Excitement | |
| Pale Green | Gratitude | |
| Dark Green | Envy/Jealousy | |
| Lavender | Peace | |
| Dark Purple | Pride | |
| Pale Blue | Hope/Relief | |
| Dark Blue | Sadness/Grief | |
| Gray/Brown | Negativity | Shades of gray depend on the severity of the emotion. Light, hazy gray represents mild negative emotions, such as embarrassment and irritation. Medium grays/browns represent harsher negative emotions, such as shame, guilt, fear, and anger. Dark gray (nearing black) represents deeper negative emotion, such as fury and depression. |