Hell Or High Water (Gemini book 3)
“Part of me expected her to return to her Gemini roots now that the going had gotten tough, but no. She had chosen what I assumed was a rental home in yet another cookie-cutter subdivision. The gleaming pickup in the yard was the same as the one the pixie had described, a throwback to the lifestyle they had abandoned, and that one detail hammered home this surreal moment.
“Are you ready?”
I started at the sound of Theo’s voice and whipped my head toward him. “Yes?”
“It’s going to be ...okay.” He patted my thigh. “Whatever’s in there…” his throat worked, “…you’ll be okay.”
Pasting on a smile, I nodded. “Yeah.”
Not buying it for a minute, he pressed me. “It’s better to know, right?”
“Yes.” It came out stronger that time. “I want the truth.”
Or the lies would haunt me as surely as Lori’s ghost had all these years.MoreLess
“Are you ready?”
I started at the sound of Theo’s voice and whipped my head toward him. “Yes?”
“It’s going to be ...okay.” He patted my thigh. “Whatever’s in there…” his throat worked, “…you’ll be okay.”
Pasting on a smile, I nodded. “Yeah.”
Not buying it for a minute, he pressed me. “It’s better to know, right?”
“Yes.” It came out stronger that time. “I want the truth.”
Or the lies would haunt me as surely as Lori’s ghost had all these years.MoreLess
Read book Hell Or High Water (Gemini book 3) for free
Write Review:
Guest
Read Also
9 / 10
9 / 10
10 / 10
User Reviews: