Cole's Mistake (Haven, Texas Book 8) by Laylah Roberts

Author:Laylah Roberts [Roberts, Laylah]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-04-27T18:30:00+00:00

She quickly showered and got into her pajamas before walking into the tiny kitchen area where Julian was rummaging in the fridge. “What do you want to eat, Keira?”

“I’m not hungry.”

He turned with a sigh, leaning back against the kitchen counter. “Don’t let him ruin your appetite.”

Appetite? What appetite? She hadn’t had one in months. But she didn’t say that because then he’d feel terrible for not noticing how little she ate.

“He isn’t,” she said gently. “Do you think we’re being too hard on him? He just wants to talk to us.”

Julian frowned and her stomach dropped. She knew she shouldn’t have said anything. She didn’t want to cause Julian stress. It’s just that she hated watching Cole walk away. He’d looked lost. Alone.

It’s Cole Saxon. He could walk up the street and have any woman he wants. Of course, he’s not going to be alone.

“He just wants to talk to make himself feel better. He feels guilty.”

She wasn’t sure that was entirely it. She could see he did feel guilty, but he seemed so worried about them.

“I think it’s more than that,” she suggested. “And don’t you want to know what happened?”

Julian’s jaw clenched. “I wish I didn’t.”

“I know,” she agreed. “It’s hard seeing him. I thought that if I ever saw him again, I wouldn’t feel anything. No anger or sadness.” Or attraction.

Julian started pacing up and down the kitchen. “Why’d he turn up now? Why couldn’t he have come six months from now.”

At the pace they were going, she wasn’t sure six months was going to change much.

“Or a year ago,” she said quietly. Because maybe then some of their pain would have healed and they wouldn’t have gone off with Vincento.

“He’s not here for us, Keira,” Julian told her gently. “He came here for his brother. They’re blood. We’re not. I think we need to move.”

She blinked at the abrupt change of topic. “You think Joel doesn’t want us here anymore?” Her voice sounded little and lost. Fear flooded her. She couldn’t leave. This place was safe. Where else would she feel safe?

Her airways grew tight, it became hard to fill her lungs. Black dots danced across her vision. Nausea bubbled. She was going to be sick.

“Keira! Kitten! Listen to me, kitten. Open your eyes and look at me. Right. Now.”

That firm tone of voice snapped her eyes open. She stared at Julian blurrily. “You’re having a panic attack, kitten. Take a deep, slow breath. It’s all right. I’m here. I’m going to keep you safe. Nice, deep breaths. You’re all right. You’re safe. I’m going to keep you safe.”

Gradually, his words penetrated, and she managed to take some deeper breaths. She discovered they were sitting on the floor of the kitchen, she was curled up in his lap, and he was leaning back against the cupboards.

She leaned into him with a sob. “S-sorry. S-sorry.”

“No, I’m sorry, baby girl.” He kissed the top of her head. Then he rocked her back and forth. “My sweet little kitten.

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