“Right, of course.”Eric finishes checking us in. When Kate gives us the keys, Eric and I step aside so she can help the person behind us. A bellhop is hailing our bags on a cart and says he will meet us outside our room. We thank him and once he wheels away our bags, I spin on my heels and face Eri
Renee’s POV I pull the plug to the tub, and watch the water swirl my grime and dirt down the drain along with my thoughts.I feel cleaner, but not less confused. I slip into a white silk robe that is hanging on a hook and toss my hair into a towel. I wipe some fog off the mirror and inspect my refl
Eric is still in his clothes he flew in, but he took his jacket off which now lies strewn haphazardly on the leather chair in the corner of the room. He still does that. I note.“My ex-wife hated when I would throw my clothes on the chair in our bedroom,”That’s because you always knew I would just
Eric’s POV I kick the chair as the door to the bathroom slams shut behind her. Stupid. That’s the last time I let my emotions take over logic. I run my fingers through my hair. I shouldn’t have done that. Then I laugh. If she is exactly who I think she is then I have every right to do that. I
I laugh to myself. At least I know I physically affect her. Though that’s nothing new when it comes to women, and despite wanting more than just a physical connection with her my pride still swells. I turn the lights off. “Don’t even think about coming to the bed,” Renee says and I can’t honestl
Renee’s POV I wish I could say it’s nice to be back home, but it’s not. At least not at work. At home, Debbie is happy to see me and loves me. I wish I didn’t have to leave our house every day and I could live out my life hanging out with my daughter, playing games, and watching movies. Unfortu
With this realization comes a wave of relief, that means Eric doesn’t want anyone to know that I was with him anymore than I do. “Let’s just cut to the chase,” Eric says as his opening statement. Mia’s pen scribbles across the notebook. “I am here to address and confirm that the rumors are true,”
Renee’s POV No one saw Mia or Eric for the rest of that day. Presumably, Mia went to confront him and Eric attempted to assuage her nerves, probably costing him a fortune in the process. The whole thought sickens me. Technically nothing did happen between us but only because I stopped it. I c
“Congratulations, man.” Eric says this time pulling Jasper in for a bro-hug.Emily and I glance at one another with raised eyebrows and instantly can read each others expressions- not fated-mates, just best friends.“So,” Jasper says awkwardly. “Do you think you’d be my best man?” Jasper blurts out
Renee’s POV One Year Later The doorbell chimes and echoes throughout our tall white ceilings.“I’ll get it!” Debbie says while running to the foyer. She’s seven years old but is already a head taller than all her peers, her long shapely legs allow her to make vast strides and she’s out of the liv
I was just hoping it would all be later. Eric and I have been shielding her from the t.v and the news. When the time is right, we want to be the ones to give the full story not whatever dramatized way the media is spinning it.Eric helps me out of the rocking chair and we walk to the living room whe
Renee’s POV A couple days later, I’m discharged from the hospital. Eric, Debbie, myself, and Liam are home.I looked it up, Liam means protector which exactly what he was doing while I was held hostage. He was the reason Mark didn’t kill me. The name also means strong, and despite him being born pr
“Well I’m okay,” I tell him. He lets out a shaky breath and brings my hand up to his warm lips.“I love you,” he tells me.“I love you too,” I reply. Then I shift gears. “What about everyone else? Emily? Jasper? How are they?”Eric nods. “Everyone is okay. A broken arm and some cuts but nothing they
Renee’s POV I suck in a sharp breath of air as my life force hits me like a truck. My eyes whip open but I don’t see anything except blinding light. I snap my eyes shut and sink my head back into something squishy.I try to move my body into a protective stance and instantly regret it. Pain shoots
Renee’s POV Another harsh jab of pain takes my breath away. I clutch to Eric as I write in pain. He hugs me back, trying to steady my fall, but there isn’t much else he can do and he knows that.“I’ll take her pain away,” a member of Marks pack growls and approaches. Something inside Eric snaps, I
This time Andrew comes over and elbows the man in the lower back and then kicks his head so his teeth smash into the concrete floor.I’d feel more horrified if my own abdominal pain wasn’t taking me over. “You good?“ Andrew asks, blood pouring down from no known source somewhere at the top of his he
Renee’s POV All the color has drained from Marks face. On the other hand, Mias face darkens to a plum color. For a second I think her head might explode.“So,” Mark says snapping shut the laptop and sounding eerily calm. “We make a deal on the phone, you bring your passwords to hand over the cash