Broken Circle by Amy McKinley

Author:Amy McKinley [McKinley, Amy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Arrowscope Press, LLC
Published: 2018-01-15T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 17

Seagulls circled overhead as the motion of the boat slowed. Some semblance of sense slid into her mind as to why Alex didn’t want children. Even though they were married, that didn’t necessarily mean she had to become involved with his family. But a baby tied them all together with grandparents and uncles. At some point, she and Alex wouldn’t have been able to stop their child from being exposed to that world.

Liv sat quietly, reflecting and rejecting parts of who she used to be. There would be times when sadness would overthrow her resolve, but no matter what, she was prepared to fight—for her life, for those who helped her, and for her freedom.

The quaint beauty of Maine’s Down East Port wasn’t lost on Liv, and the artist in her stirred. It had been too long since she had created, and her soul screamed for release. The dark world she presently resided in sucked too much from her, and her fingers curled at the thought of sketching and manipulating clay. She longed for some normalcy.

Liam lined up the boat with one of the docking ports. With her artist’s instincts taking over, she studied him. His powerful shoulders moved with ease, the tense bunching now relaxed. The muscles in his back rippled beneath the thin gray cotton of his T-shirt. Her focus whipped to his face as he glanced at her over his shoulder, and his mouth pulled into a sexy lopsided grin that made her laugh.

Feeling lighter, she tore her gaze away and took in the small harbor. Docks stretched far into the blue water, and a pretty inlet looked to have access out as well. At least she was feeling better and hadn’t taken any more of the pain pills. Things looked brighter, at least for the moment.

Liam maneuvered the boat alongside the dock, and her heart skipped a beat. The thought of exposure worried her. Cartels were not exactly a part of her life, and since Alex had refrained from bringing his work home with him, her knowledge was sadly lacking. She should have taken a greater interest in what he was working on, what he did. If the day came that she entered into another relationship, she would not make the same mistake of staying in the dark.

The fact that she and Liam had encountered someone connected to the Ramirez cartel in the last port shocked her. How far did Juan Carlos’s operation reach?

Liv removed the silk scarf from her head and shoved it in her purse. Too many people from Alex’s dad’s cartel had seen her in it. Instead, she gathered her hair into a high ponytail, something she rarely wore, and twisted a band around it to hold her long strands in place. As Liam jumped off the boat onto the deck to tie it, she went below and slipped on one of the outfits she’d purchased when they stopped to eat. The tan shorts and breezy shirt looked sweet and gave her the illusion of being carefree.

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