My Forever (Canary Series) (16 page)

“I don’t know what I ever did in my life
to deserve you but I won’t do anything to jeopardize us. What we have is something special, something everyone strives for, we are that couple that everyone is jealous of. I love you with every fiber of my being. I promise all of this and more until the day I die.”

Olivia smiled and a few tears fell and landed on his face. She started to laugh and wiped them away, “I love you so much Cole. If it wasn’t for you I wouldn’t have gotten through any of this. You make me want to fight, you are my rock. You are my past, my present and my wonderful future. Thank you for being there for me when I didn’t even know
that I needed someone. Thank you for never giving up on me and for being that man that I need.”

He smiled and pulled her down carefully to kiss her. “Forever
, Canary,” he whispered as she laid her head down on his chest.

“Forever
, Cole,” she said back before settling into his embrace. This was where she was meant to be, this was her home. In a few months they would be graduating and going to college. Before she would have been worried, but now she was confident that everything was going to work out.

While in the
Medical Building getting her treatments she kept up with her classes and she sent her application in to the college of her dreams. Of course she applied to other colleges she knew that she wouldn’t have a problem getting in to earlier in the year. The only thing that held her back from applying to her dream school from the start was her fear of not being able to hack it. Now that she had Nate by her side and she discovered her love for music again and was working on it whenever she could she knew that she could do anything and succeed.

For the first time in a long time she was excited about her future and couldn’t wait to see what happen
ed. First stop graduation, after that the possibilities were endless. Acceptance letters were coming in daily; she was just waiting for the one special letter and then her future would be decided.

99 Lives - T
he Petit Project

Fallen -
Scott Fleenor

What Hurts
The Most - Rascal Flatts

Address
In The Stars - Caitlin & Will

Flightless Bird, American Mouth - Iron & Wine

Say Something – Pentatonix

The Things We Do For Love – 10cc

Close Your Eyes – Michael Buble

Wipe Your Eyes – Maroon 5

Quarantine – Josh Bales

Wounds – Grant Terry

Aftermath – Rascal Flatts

Are You a Ghost? – B*Witched

Battlefield – Lea Michelle

Bubbly –
Colbie Caillat

Connect – Sick
Puppies

Heart by Heart- Demi
Lovato

They promised each other forever. But her dream came true and tore them apart. They were able to survive so much; will they be able to survive this?

Olivia had got accepted into her dream college and she was promised to be with Nate forever. But one night changed all of that. She always dreamed of making it big, and when the chance came she took it. Little did she know that in order to follow her dreams she was going to sacrifice so
much.

Nate never would have imagined that his life could be so perfect. He was on track to being one of the top agents and his future was planned. He loves Olivia with everything he has and supports her with everything she wants to do. Then he had to go and be selfish and lose the only thing he ever truly cared about.

She moved on. He threw himself into work. Neither of their paths crossed until her life was in danger.

What will happen when the only one able to protect you is your ex?

Forever…. Maybe
coming Fall 2014

When C.L. King isn’t hard at work writing you can usually catch her reading, baking cookies, dancing to music or just simply being crazy. She has a huge passion for baseball and the theatre. She has an old soul which is evident with her love of the 70s show Emergency. If you want to get on her good side bring her an Ocean Water from Sonic. Even though she tries to focus on one project at a time she always seems to be working on multiple projects at once, it’s a good thing that she is highly organized. Just don’t take her to a book store, you do that and you are likely to spend hours browsing.

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First off, I want to say that I am really excited about being able to finally introduce the world to Nate and Olivia. These two are very dear to my heart and I love them more than I have ever loved any characters I have had the pleasure of writing. I look forward to continuing their story and going on the journey with them. When this series first started out it was a completely different title with completely different names and story line. I never understood what others meant that their books started out one way and ended differently than they planned until now. While writing I became attached to these characters and just let them run the story instead of me. There were moments when I had to step back and take a breath because
what came out wasn’t something that I planned. I hope you get lost in these lives as much as I have and continue on with the journey in the rest of the series.

Lorlie
: Thank you for all that you have done over the past 26 years. All your hard work, dedication, love and support has really been a key factor into why I am where I am today. I will never forget all that you have done for me and sacrificed for me to have the chances that I was blessed to have. You have always pushed me to go for my dreams and never gave up on me. I love you and am blessed to be able to call you my mom.

Dad
: I’m so blessed to have you in my life. From the start you accepted me and treated me like one of your own. There was no Step in our family, we were one. Now that it is official I couldn’t be happier. I finally feel like I really belong to a family and not just standing on the sidelines. You have always encouraged me no matter what, and I love you for that. Thank you for all you have done and continue to do. With you in my life everything is so much better and I’m stronger.

My family
: You guys mean so much to me, without the love and support you have shown me I would have never been brave enough to finish this book and dreamed of getting it published. Because of that support I know that I can succeed and get through anything. No matter what, you guys are there to encourage me and lift me up when I am down. Thank you for taking this journey with me.

Ella and Will
: People come into each other’s lives for a reason and just stick with us for a lifetime. You guys have been nothing but such true blessings in my life. We have been through so much and you guys have stuck by my side through crazy ups and downs and kept me pushing forward when I wanted to give up. I can always count on you guys for fun crazy laughs to help me relax and be able to have some deep serious talks when I need to just let things out. I love our random times we have. I can’t imagine life without you guys in it. Thank you so much, I love you both from the very bottom of my heart.

Brian
: You have been nothing but sweet, caring, and the voice of reason. Whenever I freak out you always seem to know what to say. When I feel like I’m losing control you make me realize that I’m not. Even though we are miles apart our friendship is still strong as ever. I’m so very grateful to have you in my life and thank God every day for you being in it. Thank you for being you and for staying by my side.

Renee Dyer, Ashley Suzanne, SE Hall, and Kathryn Perez
: My lovely writing ladies, you all have a special place in my heart. Through all of our talks and your priceless advice I wouldn’t have been able to do this. I’m so happy to have such amazing friends that have been so encouraging and willing to help me out. Whenever I needed advice you were there for me. I love each and every one of you, thank you for all that you have done and continue to do. Every single one of you are inspiring and I look up to you because of that.

Sommer Stein
: Thank you for the amazing work you have done on my cover. I’m absolutely in love with it. From the moment I saw it, I knew it was the one. I love working with you and look forward to working with you on my future covers.

Ena Burnette
: Thank you for helping me get my book out there and organizing my cover reveals and release day blitz. I don’t know what I would have done without you. Because of you I have been able to focus on my book and not be stressed out over getting the word out there. I enjoy working with you and look forward to working with you more in the future.

Anna Boyd and Wes Cantrell
: Thank you for being so amazing and helping me bring Olivia and Nate to life. You two are certainly a blessing and I’m happy that have you guys in my life. You both are so very talented and have a bright future ahead of you guys. 

My friends
: There are so many of you guys that if I were to write each and every one of your names this book would be forever long. Some I talk to daily and some I talk to rarely but you each have touched my life one way or another. Thank you for being there and for being my friend.

My readers
: Thank you so much for getting this book and reading it. I hope you love the story between Nate and Olivia. I love writing their story and look forward, like each of you, seeing where they go. These characters mean so much to me and I hope that you love them as much as I do. Keep an eye out for my other books in this series and enjoy their journey with me.