Betrayed Hearts (2014)
“First, the hard spokes of the kitchen chair bit into his back, and no amount of shifting alleviated his discomfort. Then a powerful need for a cola had him rummaging in the fridge. Finally, the incessant drip of the kitchen tap magnified to sound like a form of Chinese water torture.
He slammed the textbook closed and pushed up from the table to pace the linoleum. The real problem—the one he’d been trying to avoid all evening—sat like the weight of a rock on his chest.
Lily’s ridiculous date wi...th Marco Messini.
He rubbed his neck and looked up at the wooden clock on the wall. Eight thirty. Would she be home yet? Knowing Marco as he did, Nick doubted it. His hands fisted as images of that slime ball putting the moves on Lily filled his imagination.
Lord, watch over Lily and protect her from Marco’s dishonorable intentions.
Nick stalked into the living room, hoping the familiar wallpaper and tattered couches would calm him. He hadn’t had the courage to change a thing since his mother passed away.MoreLess
He slammed the textbook closed and pushed up from the table to pace the linoleum. The real problem—the one he’d been trying to avoid all evening—sat like the weight of a rock on his chest.
Lily’s ridiculous date wi...th Marco Messini.
He rubbed his neck and looked up at the wooden clock on the wall. Eight thirty. Would she be home yet? Knowing Marco as he did, Nick doubted it. His hands fisted as images of that slime ball putting the moves on Lily filled his imagination.
Lord, watch over Lily and protect her from Marco’s dishonorable intentions.
Nick stalked into the living room, hoping the familiar wallpaper and tattered couches would calm him. He hadn’t had the courage to change a thing since his mother passed away.MoreLess
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