Better as a Memory by Dawn Brower

Author:Dawn Brower [Brower, Dawn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, Adventure
ISBN: 9781724599834
Google: UrQquwEACAAJ
Amazon: B07G2CZG16
Barnesnoble: B07G2CZG16
Goodreads: 41011285
Publisher: Monarchal Glenn Press
Published: 2018-08-28T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 6

Belle stared at her father as the horror of the situation settled uneasily into her gut. She didn’t want to believe her father was capable of anything bad, but the current circumstances didn’t bode well. Her hands were damp so she wiped them against the side of her leg. She glanced at Cain, and then back again at her father. What should she do? She loved them both, but one of them wasn’t as good a man as he claimed. Her father had been something to look up to as long as she could remember. He’d always seemed to be doing something good for the world. How much of that was the truth, and how much was a carefully crafted lie?

“Father, put the gun away. I made homemade chicken noodle soup.” She secretly hoped this was a misunderstanding of epic proportions. Her father wouldn’t hurt her. Would he? “Why don’t you join us for lunch?”

Please, please accept my offer.

“I’m not in the mood for soup, dear.” He gestured toward Cain with his other hand. “Why don’t you explain what this man is doing in our house?”

His gaze never left Cain’s. Her father didn’t bother to look at her before he barked out his order. What should she say? How much did he know? Belle rubbed her belly as the gravity of it all hit her. This wasn’t going to end well. Cain was already injured, and she didn’t want to see him take another bullet. He’d been lucky the last time because the bullet hadn’t hit anything vital. It was more or less a flesh wound, and he was already on the mend. He didn’t have a fever to speak of. He might not be so fortunate this time, because Belle had no doubt he’d put himself between her and any harm that might head her way. He’d sacrifice himself for her, and he didn’t even know she carried his child. What would he do if he was privy to that little bit of information? She had to find a way to save them all. No one had to die or get hurt, not if she could prevent it.

“Cain and I are…” What were they to each other? Lovers? Certainly. Friends? Maybe. They hadn’t had time to define what they were to each other. Everything was too shiny and new. “He’s the man I love.” That was the only truth she could settle on for sure. He said he needed her and he’d missed her, but love was something she didn’t recall him saying. Perhaps he did, she believed he felt something for her. He had a lot of honor and a sense of duty flowing through him. Even if he didn’t have deep feelings for her he’d do the right thing. That was who he was, and part of why she loved him.

“Is he the one responsible?” her father demanded.

What was he talking about now? “I don’t understand. Responsible for what?”

An uncomfortable feeling churned inside of her. Did he know she was pregnant? How could he know that? She hadn’t shared that information with anyone.

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