Castles in the Air by Felice Stevens

Author:Felice Stevens [Stevens, Felice]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Good Man Press
Published: 2024-08-26T00:00:00+00:00

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The next morning, Logan sat at his desk, staring at his computer screen. He hadn’t slept well, as his mind had kept spinning in a thousand directions after Ryan left. What did Ryan want? What did he want? Was he ready to let Ryan into his life again? Could he stand by and let him make mistakes—mistakes that had lost him his brother?

But Ryan was stronger than Todd. He asked for help and actively sought to put his life back on track. Todd had run from responsibility…family…life in general. For years, Logan had searched for Todd with no success. Once he’d left the hospital, it was as if the earth had swallowed him up. Like Ryan, Todd hadn’t wanted to be found, and after twenty-eight years, Logan had reluctantly admitted defeat. Todd was gone. Unfortunately, discovering Ryan in dire straits, his first impulse had been to immediately protect him and effectively lock him down to prevent him from disappearing.

“You are such a dumbass,” he muttered.

“I thought that was my line.” With a smirk and a cup of coffee in hand, Simon strolled into his office.

“You again?” Logan scowled. “What’re you doing here?”

“I work here.” Simon stood behind the chair opposite him.

“Could’ve fooled me,” Logan sniped. “I thought you merely came to annoy the crap out of me.”

“I care about you. And I know what you’re going through with Ryan—and that it’s because of Todd.”

His gaze jerked to Simon’s grave face. “I’ve told you before I don’t want to talk about it.”

“And how’s that working for you? I’ll answer that: not so good.” Simon leaned forward. “You need to let it out, Logan. If not to me or Oliver, then a therapist or someone else.”

“What’s the point?” he lashed out. “He’s gone.”

“Is he?” Simon frowned at him. “I think he’s been living inside you like a beast, feeding on your soul.”

“Please stop. I have work to do. I appreciate the concern, but it’s not helpful.”

“Only because you won’t let it be.” Simon stepped out of the path of his secretary, who marched up to him and folded her arms. “Maybe he’ll listen to you.”

Despite feeling worn out by the constant hammering at his brain, Logan held up his hands. “Have at it.”

Her fierce expression softened. “Oh, Logan, I’m not going to browbeat you.”

He managed a chuckle. “I must really look pathetic, then.”

“No, honey. Just heartbroken. Simon is right. What happened with Todd has stolen all your joy. It’s why you can’t form lasting relationships. And there was nothing you could’ve done to save him. Trust me. You couldn’t have solved Todd’s problems. You were a child when it happened.”

“He was my big brother. I loved him.”

“Of course you did. And he knew it, which was why he tried to hide it from you.” She wiped her eyes. “The problem was, he didn’t love himself enough.”

At this point, it became irrelevant if Denise saw his tears. Grief washed over him like a tidal wave. “He just left. And every night, all I think about is him alone.

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