CUL-DE-SAC (On The Edge Book 1) by YILDIRIM M.E

Author:YILDIRIM, M.E. [YILDIRIM, M.E.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-09-25T07:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 27

Xan pressed the pads of his fingers over his eyelids, thinking that the morning couldn’t possibly be a bigger clusterfuck than it already was, while the face of his wristwatch showed barely seven a.m.

He had been in a pissy mood since last night, which didn’t go exactly as planned due to his own behavior. He had no idea what it was in him that was constantly making him sabotage himself. He would love to blame it all on Rob Thorpe’s screwed-up genes, but he was afraid this time it was all on him.

He went to his apartment after Catalina left him, and rightly so, but the four walls of the only home he had ever had kept pressing on him until he had to walk out before he could wreak havoc there as well.

He drove for an hour or two, but it never really had a soothing effect on him and speed alone was not enough to take his edge off.

Xan wanted to go back to Cat, to apologize, but waking her up just for that didn’t seem like a reason good enough, so he ended up in the club again, although it was the last place he wanted to be in.

However, he decided to utilize the sleepless hours efficiently and put the club’s gym to good use.

He barely stepped out from under the spray of the shower when the police banged at the door of Cul-de-sac and the bouncer brought them straight to him.

Xan had a few run-ins with police so far, but nothing serious enough since he stopped being a teenager and shit could easily get out of control and end up in his file.

Now this… this was serious, he thought.

No matter how disturbing the Lieutenant’s presence and news he carried was, it didn’t make him flinch as much as Catalina’s presence did.

“I’ve asked you a question, Catalina.” The policeman kept looking at her expectantly and as much as Xan wanted to learn the answer himself, he didn’t like the man’s tone and attitude.

He stepped between them, not even surprised she seemed to know the law enforcer. At this point, he would have been more surprised if there was someone she didn’t know, he thought.

“It’s not a good time, Cat,” Xan said, but she walked past him and placed two cups of coffee on the table, acting as if she didn’t notice the tension filling the room.

She brought him coffee, he thought, after he acted like an ass and she had every right to be mad at him.

She folded her arms and looked at Xan for the first time since she walked in, but then her gaze slid to the other man.

Catalina saw the exact moment in which Gabriel’s speculative look changed and understanding dawned on him. An understanding that turned his warm blue eyes into shards of ice, and his nostrils flared with fury.

“Well, this is unexpected,” he muttered.

“Could someone please tell me what is going on here?” She asked politely, forcing herself to stay still

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