Two Chances,One Bullet: How His "Next Life" Promise Failed Novel

Chapter 17 Not long after , I saw Daniel pop up again in Kevin's social feed . Apparently , he'd gotten married . Not to Madeline , not to Jessica . Some nouveau riche daughter . I heard they fought every day - but it was Daniel getting the worse end of it . " Listen , this girl's loaded ! Daniel had her wrapped around his finger in two days . " " She just got out of jail , wants a quiet life , and once she got pregnant , they tied the knot . " Later , I bumped into Kevin again .

" Lauren Carter , you lucked out not staying with that guy . " " He got a hundred grand from his mother - in - law , blew it all , and now's dodging debt collectors everywhere . " Heard he even lost a few fingers to some debt collectors . " Still up ? " Liam climbed into bed and saw my phone screen still open on my chat with Kevin . " Why do you care so much about him ? Jealous ? " I stroked Liam's fuzzy head , feeling all warm inside . You know what ? Younger guys are just better .

They know how to be sweet . " Why care ? He's probably out there living off the grid somewhere . " I turned off my screen . " I was actually asking about Kevin's girlfriend - looks like she's due any day now . " " We should go visit . " " Why watch others ? Let's have our own . " He shut off the lights and pulled the covers over us . Peace settled in . I looked at Liam's sleeping face , feeling like the world was finally calm .

If Daniel hadn't been so cold back then , maybe Liam and I wouldn't have met . And maybe that's the best ending we could ask for . 21:56 C Two Chances , One Bullet : How His " Next Life " Promise Failed