Mari squinted. Well, if its not Aspergers, then what is it?
Samara paused before answering and gripped the door handle. We dont know what he has. He was the first documented case. For now, hes called Harkhams Case number one.
Mari smiled as a tear leaked out. Okay. But nothing was. This changed everything.
He needs you, Mari. Im not sure why or how he even decided that. It took years before hed let Dad touch him.
Mari pulled over on the side of the road. Years? His own father?
Dustins not his biological father. Its complicated, Samara said, turning her head to look out her side window.
Okay, its complicated. Whose family isnt?
Ours is more than the Brady Bunch. Theres no laughs when somebody breaks their nose from a football, because Adam can be taken away from us, and were all he has left, Samara replied.
Mari gripped Samaras arm. Tell me. Hes dragged me into thisI need to know.
Adam Latham looks like any other charming, good-looking high school senior, but underneath, theres a lot more to him than anyone could ever guess. He has an uncontrollable need for constant touch to ground him, to keep the numbers from invading his brain when anxiety gets the better of him.
When Adam resolves to finally complete high school and get his diploma, the social demands amongst his younger peers prove to be much more challenging than hed imagined.
Lucky for him, his first class holds Marissa Cole, and shes willing to let him hold her hand so he can keep control. Adams family sees him as a danger to himself if not strictly regulated, but to Mari, hes a boy with the most pure soulone so intriguing, she cant resist him, and he quickly steals her heart.
How will she cope when he invades her world and turns her life upside down, unearthing her own past traumas and issues? Will Adam find a way to help her find peace and forgiveness through love, or will their own problems keep them apart?
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