Damned Sinner by Jami Denise

Author:Jami Denise
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

The air was different—cleaner, crisper, and earthier. I’d taken to sitting on the long porch adjacent to my house every morning just to breathe it in.

It took some getting used to, but it ended up being just what I needed. I could feel the tension and the anger drain from my blood a little more every day. Not that I was over everything I’d left behind in Vegas, but I was beginning to understand what Jayne meant by the freedom. It was nice not having to fight for my life, or someone else’s—for a change.

My main objective was to forget about what happened with Kelsey. It was a done deal. Of course, that was easier said than done, but at least I was trying.

Along with that, there were lingering issues with the casino business, as well as the other endeavors Cherise and I had been cooking up. Flynn had paid off Logan and assured me that he had everything under control, but I had my doubts. It’d been almost two months, and he still hadn’t left the city.

I also couldn’t help but wonder if Kelsey was okay. It had become habit. I refused to acknowledge any other reason for it, but I did worry.

To put those thoughts out of my head, I buried myself with work and kept busy with other distractions.

When I’d first laid eyes on the place, I wanted to tear it down and start from scratch, but I knew if I sat around for months with nothing to do, I would go insane.

I couldn’t sit around and wait.

Jayne felt the same way. She was a mess with Flynn so far away, and she had very little interest in going back to Vegas, even for a short time. He was vague about how long he’d be there, and she couldn’t see herself packing away her little oasis in the mountains. She was happy where she was, even though she missed him terribly.

She tried to convince me that it was better that way. They’d closed themselves off from the world for a long time after they reunited, and with a wedding to plan for, she felt it was a good idea to have a little space.

I didn’t get it, but she was very different than I was. She’d never been alone for long. As worthless as her father had been, he’d always lugged her around. He never passed her off or left her alone for long periods of time, and of course, she had me.

She didn’t need constant companionship. She felt stifled, and I think it was her only way of coping. She needed time to get out of her head and just... be. I was completely the opposite. I spent most of my childhood hiding away from my family, and the other part being ignored. When I moved in with Jayne and her dad, I felt wanted and safe. I thrived with them. They were my family.

I didn’t like being alone—at all. To most, it seemed that way, only because I closed myself off from them.

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