Breakaways: Reverse Harem Romance (The Challenge Book 5) by Lily Harlem

Author:Lily Harlem [Harlem, Lily]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Lily Harlem
Published: 2018-03-06T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Sixteen

Olivia felt as though meeting Mrs Tate had been a dream, it had been so brief. But what she was left with was the sense Evan had grown up with very little love in his life. With a father who beat him and a mother who seemed to be emotionally barren, it was a wonder he was the easy-going, happy person he was…most of the time.

Amal and Darius wanted to watch the helicopter fade into the distance, so Raul waited with them on the decking as Olivia and the others went indoors.

Evan had been right. It was like stepping back in time. The furniture was old-fashioned, worn, and there wasn’t much of it. The sofa was threadbare, and a chair by an analogue TV had deep dents in the cushions, as if someone had spent years sitting in it. Olivia wondered if that was the chair Mr Tate had been sitting in when his son had put a knife to his throat.

“This way,” Evan said, reaching for her hand and jerking her from the macabre image in her mind. “I’ll show you the kitchen, but somehow I don’t think our top Barcelona chef is going to be very impressed.”

“Oh dear.” Harry pulled a face as he stepped in.

Olivia stared around the kitchen, Banna at her side.

It didn’t have any fitted cupboards, instead just a few sets of battered drawers pressed against the wall, each surface covered in flowery material. A small square table and two hard chairs stood in the middle of the room. The table held a vase of dead flowers. The cooker was electric with four elements on the hob, an overhead grill, and a small oven. It sat at an angle as though missing a foot. The refrigerator was tiny, and a loud humming noise emanated from it, as if it was complaining about the heat.

“It’s not bad,” Banna said. “I like it.”

“I’m glad you like it.” Olivia wrapped her arm around Banna’s shoulder. “But I think Raul will want some new things.”

“He told me he can cook delicious meals on a fire,” she said.

“He can, but if he’s going to live here, and cook here everyday, he’ll want something a bit more like the kitchen on the ship. Do you remember?”

“Yes, it was big.”

“Aye, and modern.” Mason stepped up to the refrigerator and knocked the top of it with his fist. The humming stopped.

“I think you might have just killed that.” Lucas huffed.

“It was already in the afterlife.” Evan shook his head. “It’s the only one they’ve ever had as far as I’m aware.”

“Ah, we’ll get another one. It’s too small anyway.” Harry shrugged. “We need one of those massive ones, with double doors. And there’s enough room, this is a big space.”

“What is big space, this, my kitchen, si?” Raul rushed into the room, the boys scampering along beside him.

“Yeah, sorry, mate. It’s not quite Regalo del Mer.” Evan bit on his bottom lip and shifted from one foot to the other.

“No, it is not.

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