Blank Canvas by Coopmans Kathy & Bellus HJ

Author:Coopmans, Kathy & Bellus, HJ
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-02-17T16:00:00+00:00

15

Amelia

My knees go weak as I gaze around the room. Never in a million years would I have expected to come here to this. I knew his home had to be nice. But this, it’s almost too much. Like everything else he’s done for me has been.

I left the next day after my talk with Ronan. My new start fresh in my mind. I spent a few nights with Renee, allowing her to pamper me more. She took me to a spa. Spoiled me rotten with a pedicure, a haircut, lowlights, and even talked me into getting a bikini wax after I chewed both her and Zoe out for somehow sneaking not one but two bikinis into the pile of clothes from Target. Sneaky bitches. I have never felt this clean or refreshed in my entire life. But now as I stare around the room, the walls start to close in on me. Reminding me that I can’t cry for help if I have a nightmare. I refuse to put any more burden on Zeke than I already am. No matter what he tries to tell me, this has to be just as much of an adjustment for him as it is for me.

I shuffle my feet to the dresser, grab a cami and a pair of sleep shorts, and make my way into the bathroom, going through my nightly routine of washing my face, brushing my teeth, and applying moisturizer. All of this is still new to me. I’ve never felt this good about taking care of myself in a long time.

I make sure the door is still open, climb into bed, and damn near sigh when I rest my head on the pillow, my body sinking into the soft mattress below me.

My mind drifts back to earlier. The dinner, the talking, and how comfortable I felt around Zeke’s brother. He’s funny. A tad bit scary and yet he’s holding so much pain inside of him that it broke my heart watching him pretend to act as if nothing was wrong. Something terrible happened to Brick and Zeke. I can feel it all the way to my bones.

The only way I can tell that he and Zeke are brothers is through their eyes. Eyes so intensely green and vibrant that they seer right through you. I swear Brick was reading my thoughts. And the questions he was asking about my family didn’t go unnoticed, either.

I roll over, tuck my hands under the pillow, and shrug it off as a man trying to protect his brother. I would do the same thing if I had a sibling. I shudder at the thought. My inner self thanking God I didn’t. If those sick bastards had done what they did to me to my sister if I had one, I’m not sure I would be here today. I would have either killed them or myself for not having the strength to protect her.

I close my eyes. The drain of worrying the past few days slamming me hard.

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