The Revenge by Tijan

Like when I held Matthew Curtis Colello for the first time.

The first time I held Chase Peter Colello.

The first time I held Christina Seraphina Colello.

And the first time I knew I loved Kash, and every single time since then.

We had a long life ahead of us. A long and happy one, and I’d remember every single moment of it. I’d have it no other way.





ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Oh boy! I have so many to thank here! Crystal. Kimberly. Monique. The entire staff at St. Martin’s Press. You guys were all so amazing to work with, and I was honored that you took a chance with Bailey, Kash, and me. Thank you, Amy, Serena, Chris, Paige, and Kimberley. Thank you, everyone in my reader group. Your constant posting helps in so many ways. Thank you, Debra Anastasia, Helena Hunting, and Rachel Van Dyken just for being you guys: always amazing and supportive and there for me if I need an ear for anything.

Thank you, Jason for helping and supporting me. And a thank-you to my Bailey at home, my little guy that’s my anchor.

I truly hope you all have enjoyed the ride with me from The Insiders, The Damaged, and now The Revenge. I hope you’ll keep with me on future rides I’ll be writing!

May you find love, happiness, and miracles in your own corners of the world. I thank you from the bottom of my heart.





Also by Tijan

The Damaged

The Insiders





ABOUT THE AUTHOR



Tijan is a New York Times bestselling author who writes suspenseful and unpredictable novels. Her characters are strong, intense, and gut-wrenchingly real with a little bit of sass on the side. Tijan began writing later in life, and once she started, she was hooked. She’s written multiple bestsellers, including the Carter Reed series, the Fallen Crest series, and Ryan’s Bed. She is currently writing to her heart’s content in north Minnesota with an English cocker spaniel she adores. You can sign up for email updates here.





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CONTENTS



Title Page

Copyright Notice

Dedication

One. Kash

Two. Bailey

Three. Kash

Four. Kash

Five. Bailey

Six. Bailey

Seven. Bailey

Eight. Bailey

Nine. Bailey

Ten. Bailey

Eleven. Kash

Twelve. Bailey

Thirteen. Kash

Fourteen. Kash

Fifteen. Bailey

Sixteen. Kash

Seventeen. Bailey

Eighteen. Kash

Nineteen. Bailey

Twenty. Bailey

Twenty-One. Bailey

Twenty-Two. Kash

Twenty-Three. Bailey

Twenty-Four. Bailey

Twenty-Five. Kash

Twenty-Six. Bailey

Twenty-Seven. Bailey

Twenty-Eight. Bailey

Twenty-Nine. Kash

Thirty. Bailey

Thirty-One. Bailey

Thirty-Two. Kash

Thirty-Three. Bailey

Thirty-Four. Bailey

Thirty-Five. Kash

Thirty-Six. Kash

Thirty-Seven. Bailey

Thirty-Eight. Bailey

Thirty-Nine. Kash

Forty. Bailey

Forty-One. Bailey

Forty-Two. Kash

Forty-Three. Bailey

Forty-Four. Kash

Forty-Five. Kash

Forty-Six. Kash

Forty-Seven. Kash

Forty-Eight. Bailey

Forty-Nine. Kash

Fifty. Bailey

Fifty-One. Kash

Fifty-Two. Bailey

Fifty-Three. Bailey

Fifty-Four. Kash

Fifty-Five. Bailey

Fifty-Six. Kash

Fifty-Seven. Bailey

Fifty-Eight. Bailey

Fifty-Nine. Bailey

Sixty. Kash

Sixty-One. Bailey

Epilogue. Kash

Acknowledgments

Also by Tijan

About the Author

Copyright





This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.

First published in the United States by St. Martin’s Griffin, an imprint of St. Martin’s Publishing Group

THE REVENGE. Copyright © 2022 by Tijan. All rights reserved. For information, address St. Martin’s Publishing Group, 120 Broadway, New York, NY 10271.

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Cover design by Ervin Serrano

Cover art: woman © Beauty Agent Studio/Getty Images; man © Wong Sim

The Library of Congress has cataloged the print edition as follows:

Names: Tijan, author.

Title: The revenge: an insiders novel / Tijan.

Description: First edition.|New York: St. Martin’s Griffin, 2022.

Identifiers: LCCN 2022010191|ISBN 9781250210814 (trade paperback)|ISBN 9781250852717 (ebook)

Subjects: LCGFT: Novels.

Classification: LCC PS3620.I49 R48 2022|DDC 813/.6—dc23/ eng/20220303

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2022010191

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