Bad influence by Callie Pierce

There’s no escaping his bad influence.
He’s a devil.
A bastard.
A killer.
A crook.
He’s the last thing I need in a life already teeming with bad luck and worse decisions.
So why can’t I stay away from him?

From the day I was born, I’ve been surrounded by poverty and crime.
I’ve spilled blood, sweat, and tears to claw my way out.
And I’ll be damned if I’m about to let Cody Bannik drag me back down into that hellish realm.
I’m on the straight and narrow, now, and I’m determined to bring my little brother with me.
We’re going to make it out of here, Kyle and I, and no leather-clad brute is going to stop us.
At least, that’s what I keep telling myself.
But some quiet little voice in the back of my head is saying something different.
It’s saying what I know to be the truth.

You won’t leave.
You can’t leave.
The bad boy owns you now.