Beauty and the Beast by Deatri King-Bey

Author:Deatri King-Bey [Deatri King-Bey]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance
Publisher: King-Bey Productions
Published: 2011-12-13T05:00:00+00:00

“Are you all right?” Karen crossed the bedroom to her husband. Initially, the thought of moving from a thirty-room home that sat on twelve acres of land to a seven room house that sat on a half acre hadn’t appealed to Karen. Everyone knew her in Dixon, but in Phoenix, she was just another wife of a retiree. Adjusting her way of thinking had taken time, and now she wished they’d moved away sooner.

Henry leaned against the frame of the open sliding door. “I’m worried about them.” He held his hand out for Karen. “I’ve failed them both.” He pulled her into his embrace.

“You’re a wonderful father.”

“Then tell me why my daughter is working herself to death and my son is allergic to work. Neither extreme is what I wanted for them. But Catherine…” He drew in a deep breath and released it slowly. “At least Roy realizes life is there to live. He knows joy.”

Helplessness weighed her down as her husband entered and slouched into his easy chair. He seemed to age years right before her eyes. She closed the screen to the sliding door, then sat across Henry’s lap and rested her head on his shoulder.

“Then I’m to blame also. I pampered Roy. Still do, and I encouraged Catherine to spend time at the mill. I’m their mother. I should have—”

“It won’t work, Karen. I know this is my fault.” He kissed her forehead. “But thanks for trying.” He allowed his head to drop back. “I’ll make the calls, but I’m telling them not to sell to Catherine.”

“What? But… but she’ll lose controlling interest of Dixon Textiles.”

“I know. She’s more important to me than Dixon Textiles. I have to save her from herself.”

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