***Warning Explicit Content 18+*** Jordan and Hope have been best friends their entire lives. A three year age gap never mattered to them - they always remained inseparable. Jordan spent his whole life protecting the little girl who called his father Uncle Derek, and Hope spent her whole life adoring the boy with the green eyes. From slumber parties to camping holidays the pair have always been together, enjoying each other's company, guiding one another. But then, at thirteen, Jordan's mother moved him back to his hometown of Addyson, his whole life, his future, was transformed. Taken away from his father, his hope, Jordan spent the next few years completely closed off. When the time comes for Jordan to finally return to Thirteenth Street, Hope discovers something is very wrong... Author's Note: Always is the second book in the Carter Kids series. It is a novella with a cliffhanger and sets up the premise to Hope and Jordan's story, Inevitable. Due to its sexually-explicit content, scenes of abuse, violence, and moderate bad language, Always is recommended for mature readers of eighteen years old and above.