Don’t Ever Tempt Karma—She’s a Bitch

Hungover. Jet lagged. Emotionally unprepared. No matter what, I refuse to stay in Redding Cove—or fall for Killian Cole all over again.

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Harlow Redding

4/29/20251 min read

shallow focus photo of purple flowers on white spiral notebook
shallow focus photo of purple flowers on white spiral notebook

If you’re reading this—don’t judge too hard.

OH. MY. GOD.

This can't be happening—but it so clearly is, and I have no one to blame but myself.

So here I am: sitting in a pile of regret, bitterness, and rage.

Look, I never wanted to come back to Redding Cove. I mean like—NEVER.

But guess what? I messed up.

No. Scratch that.

I royally fucked up
like scandal-sized, paparazzi-flashing, front-page-of-a-tabloid fucked up.

So now I’m here—hungover, jet lagged, and climbing out of an Uber straight in front of my childhood home.

To a father I haven’t talked to in ten years.

Except when I get to the door—because karma’s a petty little bitch—
I get curve-balled.

Hard.

And in trying to dodge it, I land square on my ass…
in front of Killian freaking Cole.

The reason I left this town in the first place.
Standing. In. My. House.

Or… at least it used to be mine.

Because now everything’s changed.

And so has he—
in all the ways I should absolutely not find so damn appealing.

So if you’re reading this?

Hold the end of the rope.

Because there is absolutely no way in hell I’m staying in Redding Cove.

…Right?

You'll save me?

MUSINGS OF HARLOW REDDING