Carter (Hope City Book 2) by Maryann Jordan & Hopeful Heroes

Author:Maryann Jordan & Hopeful Heroes [Jordan, Maryann & Heroes, Hopeful]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-06-29T18:30:00+00:00

“I feel so deceived.” Tara wadded up the tissue in her hand, reaching over to snag another one from the box. She lifted her watery gaze to Erin sitting across from her at their parents’ kitchen table. “I never meant for anything to happen to Polly. It never dawned on me when I said something the detective in him would take over. Jesus, she trusted me. I feel like I just handed her over to prison!”

Having left the shelter, she’d called her sister, desperate to have someone to talk to. Erin told her that their parents were out of the house, so she decided to meet her there. Now, with an unheeded cup of tea and a pile of wadded tissues in front of her on the table, she sighed heavily. “I’m glad I didn’t tell anybody else in the family about seeing Carter. I can’t stand the idea of everyone knowing what a fool I was.”

“Honey, I know you don’t want to hear this, but I have to say it.”

She wiped her nose and stared at Erin. “Okay, go ahead and say it.”

“Dad worked for the FBI and is now a consultant for them. Sean and Kyle are detectives. Hell, Chauncey is the Police Commissioner. On top of that, Brock and Brody are with the police. Tara, honey, you and I have been raised right smack in the middle of law enforcement.”

Sniffing, she drew one leg up, wrapping her arms around her shin and resting her chin on her knee, still focused on Erin. “Okay…”

“These men don’t just work in law enforcement. It’s who they are. It’s not a job they chose, it’s part of their being. As betrayed as you feel, I’m not sure Carter had much choice.”

She tossed another tissue onto the table and toyed with her mug before finally taking a sip. It had cooled slightly and the honey and lemon that Erin had added were soothing. Setting the mug back onto the table, she sighed. “Calvin was nothing like Dad. Nothing like our brothers. He was into music and freedom of expression. At one time, I liked the easy way he looked at life.”

“I’m so sorry, Tara.”

Lifting her gaze, she saw sympathy on Erin’s face and snorted. “Don’t be, Erin. I’m not. Even if I found out that Calvin wasn’t all he was cracked up to be, I got Colleen out of the relationship.”

Erin reached over and held her hand.

“You’re right, you know,” she admitted. “Carter is who he is. But that doesn’t mean that I’m not hurt. And it sure as hell doesn’t mean that I’m ready for a relationship with someone like my brothers and father. I guess maybe it really should just be me and Colleen.” Holding her sister’s gaze again, tears renewed as she said, “Thanks for listening.”

“Honey, you’ve been here for me my whole life, but especially in the last couple of months as I’ve tried to make sense of what happened to me and where I want to go from here.

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