Bound by Secrets (Deadly Isles Special Ops Book 2) by Amy McKinley

Author:Amy McKinley [McKinley, Amy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781951919009
Publisher: Arrowscope Press, LLC
Published: 2021-02-02T00:00:00+00:00

14

Kayla

Morning came quickly, with bright rays shining through the windows Jaxon and I had left open. I moved through the kitchen in a cloud of happiness. The day promised clear skies. The waves called to me, but surfing would have to wait. That was something I wanted to do with Jaxon once I resolved the mess with Roy. Then there was my parents’ move.

We had a lot going on.

The night before, I’d slept in Jaxon’s bed, and I’d even woken in his arms. But that was as far as we’d taken things, and I was glad for it. I wanted to be with him, but I’d been vulnerable after sharing the details of my final minutes with Roy. Jaxon understood. Instead of using our intense connection to take things further, he’d comforted me, which I’d needed most. We were in the beginning stages of a relationship, something I’d always wanted with him but never allowed myself after Kieran.

After Jaxon had a cup of coffee with me, he went to work. It was his last week. We hadn’t talked in depth about what would happen to us when he moved. I knew we would, though. Things were moving quickly, but we had so much history that it felt natural for us.

Jaxon and I had switched cars because Roy knew what I drove. I wasn’t supposed to go to my parents’ house alone. I spread strawberry jelly on a piece of toast and took a bite. I never promised to stay here. I planned to stop at the hardware store to get a smaller roller for the bathroom, which was close to the Coffee Hut, which was a bonus. I could get a mocha latte.

After a glance at the time to make sure the hardware store was open, I put my hair in a ponytail, grabbed my largest pair of sunglasses and my purse, and headed out. Once I was on the street in Jaxon’s Escalade with the windows down, my outlook on the day rose considerably, and the worry over Roy retreated to the far recesses of my mind.

It didn’t take terribly long to get to the street to buy the painting roller and pop into the Coffee Hut, my reward for shopping in a hardware store. I would have liked to have left that little chore to Jax, since I avoided those stores as much as I could. The smell was weird, some combination of pine sawdust, rubber, and cleaning products. No thanks.

By some miracle, I found a parking spot only two blocks away. Once out of the car, I merged with the morning sidewalk crowd making their way to work or the shops. I was in and out of the store in under fifteen minutes. With my purchase in hand, I walked the short distance to get my reward, practically salivating for the treat.

The bag crinkled against the door handle as I pushed it open and stepped inside. The scent of rich coffee beans infused the inviting space. It was a popular place that many of the people I’d grown up with frequented.

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