A DAMAGED WEDDING (Damaged 3 - Series Finale): The Ferro Family by H. M. Ward

Author:H. M. Ward [Ward, H. M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Laree Bailey Press
Published: 2016-09-19T23:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 12

When I open my eyes, I expect to be in the park, not on a bed. The early morning sunlight is gone, replaced with moonlight seeping through slatted blinds. I blink and glance around. This is the bedroom Peter was sleeping in at Sean’s. His scent fills the room and wraps around me like a warm blanket. It’s funny how a scent can convey so much in so little time.

Peter is seated next to me in a chair. His head in his hand and he’s leaning forward, pinching his brow. I watch that beautiful face, trying to focus on the stubbled jaw that’s chiseled to perfection. His shoulders are rounded, hunched forward as if he failed today. I wish I could take some of that burden from him. I wish he’d let me.

I wince as I try to sit up. Peter sees the movement out of the corner of his eye and straightens in his chair before rushing to my side, kneeling at the edge of the bed. “Don’t move.” His hand is on my head, his face close to mine.

“Is Mr. Turkey okay? I heard him shrill—”

Peter cuts me off. “He’s fine. The vet checked him. That bird is indestructible.”

I smile at him. “Are you okay?” My gaze drifts from his eyes to the gash.

“I’m okay. How are you? You blacked out for a while there.” He touches my hand, squeezes it gently.

“I’m fine.” I sit up slowly, pressing my hand on my stomach for support. My clothes are clean and dry. I’m wearing a sweat suit that’s not mine. I run my hand over my stomach, wondering if they stitched it up.

“The wound wasn’t deep. It should heal quickly if you take it easy.” Peter’s voice sounds strained. The gash on his face is secured by a butterfly bandage in the middle of his cheek, and a shiny line covers the rest. He sees me looking and says, “This was a little deeper. They put liquid stitches on it. Then I got scolded quite a bit. That’s the downside of using my mother’s doctor.”

“He came here?”

Peter nods. “Yes. He doesn’t know what happened, and he doesn’t care. His job is to patch us up, so he did.”

“Where’s the man?” I don’t want to ask the question, but I have to know. “Is he dead?”

Peter’s gaze holds mine for a moment and then dips to the floor. He inhales deeply and confesses, “He won’t bother us again. Sean made sure of it.”

“What about the other complications? You said this was bigger than just the one guy.” I want details, but I don’t think I should ask. I doubt Peter will tell me, and I'm not sure I truly want to know. A shiver rakes through me.

Peter tugs up my blankets and says softly, “He can’t hurt you anymore. No one will. I promise.”

I nod and ask, “What happened with the park? And the truck?”

“The police think a bunch of kids were screwing around in the construction site. Jon

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