Anchored_Book One of the Crashing Tides Duet by Ruby Rowe

Author:Ruby Rowe [Rowe, Ruby]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Amazon: B07D6WVKRD
Published: 2018-08-27T23:00:00+00:00

Elliott

Don’t be a dick.

This is my chance to be the man Sailor desperately needed years ago, but what if I only get to be that man for months? What if I’m going to die soon?

The lack of control I feel infuriates me. Fighting the urge to punch the door, I do my best to breathe out the anger wishing to boil over.

Hearing her sob escape, I have the answers to all the pivotal tests from today. Only minutes before Sailor arrived, Dr. Raynard called to give me the grave news about my CT scan. Leaning my head back, I look above me.

“Please, God, don’t hurt Sailor again. She doesn’t fucking deserve it.” My eyes water, so I drag a hand down my face, taking my defying tears with it. Finding the little strength I have left in me, I open the door and go to her.

She turns to me, and I’m already a bastard. A fearful gaze wouldn’t be staring back at me if I’d reacted differently in the first place.

“Baby, it’s OK. We’ll figure it out.”

“I don’t know what went wrong. I’m so sorry.”

I grab her face. “I told you months ago to never say you’re sorry again, and you should never have to apologize for bringing a life into this world. Whether it’s mine or Jake’s, everything’s going to be all right.”

What a lie that is, but she can’t hear the truth.

Sobbing, she wraps her arms around my waist and buries her face against my chest.

“Jake’s going to leave. Elliott, I just got him back, and now he’s going to leave for good.”

“He won’t. I’ll do everything in my power to ensure that doesn’t happen.”

Fuck, I have to do everything in my power… He can’t walk away when I may have no choice but to leave.

“Come on. Lie down with me. When Jake gets home, I’ll tell him.” That’s the least I can do for her. I’ll do all I can in case I can’t do more later.

She lies in the middle of my bed, and I spoon with her, bringing her back against my body. I rest my hand on her stomach, imagining the tiny life inside it.

I can’t believe I’m thinking this, and I sure as hell don’t want to be, but this baby has to be Jake’s. He or she has to be.

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