Colters' Lady [Colters' Legacy, Book 2] by Maya Banks

Author:Maya Banks [Banks, Maya]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2010-10-20T00:32:50.715000+00:00

Chapter Twenty-One

When Seth and Lily pulled up to his parents' house, Lily

saw Callie standing in the distance overlooking the expanse of

land below the cabin.

Seth cut the engine but sat in the truck watching his sister

for a long moment.

"She looks sad," Lily observed.

Seth sighed. "I'm not sure what's going on with her.

Something happened on her last trip overseas, but she's not

talking. I hate to see her down. She's always the cheerful,

upbeat one in the family."

"Maybe she just needs some space," Lily said softly. "It's

not always easy to talk when wounds are still so fresh."

Seth turned his gaze on her, unpeeling her layer by layer.

"Is that what happened with you, Lily?"

She hesitated and gripped the handle to the door. "Some

wounds never heal."

"You'll heal," he said quietly. "You'll have me and my

brothers and our family. Family heals even the worst hurts."

Warmth spread into her heart until her smile reflected the

sheer joy his words brought her.

"That's a beautiful sentiment, Seth. And you know, I

believe you. I really do. I feel...I feel like maybe everything is

going to be okay again."

He leaned over and cupped her cheek and then he kissed

her. "You can count on it, honey. Now let's go in and find

Mom. She'll be looking forward to seeing you."

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Lily opened her door and stepped into the chilly air. It was

colder now than it had been earlier in the day. She turned her

face upward to see the white sky lined with shades of gray.

"Bet it snows before the day's out," Seth said.

She shivered but secretly hoped it would. Before, snow

had been a dreaded event when she lived on the streets. With

no way to stay warm, snow could mean death. But here

where she could sit in front of the fireplace with hot chocolate

and watch the snow fall through the window? She couldn't

think of anything more heavenly.

Seth opened the door and called in, "Mom? Dads? We're

here."

He ushered Lily inside and closed the door behind them.

One of the dads entered the living room—Ethan? She was

fairly certain he was Ethan. She been a little befuddled and

overwhelmed the first time she'd met them all, but he'd been

the one to prepare lunch for her and Callie.

He smiled gently in Lily's direction. "Hello, Lily. How is your

arm today?"

"Oh, I'm fine. Michael even gave me a clean bill of health

this morning."

Ethan chuckled. "If you got by Michael, I'm betting you're

just fine."

"Where's Mom?" Seth asked.

"She'll be along in a minute."

The peculiar look in Ethan's eyes made Lily think that she

and Seth had interrupted a private moment. Her suspicion

was confirmed a moment later when Holly entered the living

room, her face flushed and her lips swollen.

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Ethan's gaze was drawn to his wife, and he pulled her to

his side. The tenderness that he displayed and the obvious

love in his eyes made Lily's heart melt.

Holly's eyes lit up when she saw Lily, and she hurried

across the room, her hands extended. "Lily! I'm so happy you

came over. How are you doing? Is your arm all right?"

As

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