Chaper One: She's a Little Runaway

Hallie was running. She peeled out of the gravel church parking lot like a scalded dog. She had no destination. She just knew it was away from the life she was supposed to have. The life she planned for herself up until twenty minutes ago. She was driving for hours when she found herself in L.A. She had savings and that's what she planned to live on for at least a few weeks. She knew who she was running from would blow into town looking for her. He would never let her go. She needed to lay low to stay safe. However, after an accident involving the hotel room beside hers, Hallie meets Buck. As they spend more time together, Buck makes Hallie feel things she never has before. However, a romance was the last thing she needed: because a storm was coming, and Hallie was the target.