A better man would've walked away by now-but I never claimed to be any good. I only promised I'd keep enough distance.
If I closed my eyes, I could still see her-all blonde sunshine, ocean-blue eyes, and long limbs. My scenery may have changed from heaven to hell, but some things never would. Lake was still everything I wanted, and nothing I should ever have. I was nobody before I knew her and a criminal after.
But the only way to love her was...