Defying Evil: A Dark Romantic Thriller (Blood is Thicker Than... Book 1) by Abbie Roads

Author:Abbie Roads [Roads, Abbie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Abbie Roads
Published: 2023-10-16T16:00:00+00:00

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Cain awakened and felt for her in the bed, but she was gone. Rainy-day sadness weighed on his heart. It was stupid—beyond stupid—but he wished he could’ve woken with her still in his arms. It would’ve made facing the day and the phone call he needed to make a bit easier. Hell, a lot easier.

He sat up slowly, testing to make certain yesterday’s pain that had threatened to split his brain in half was really and truly gone. It was. The only indication of the migraine was the typical brain fuzz where all his thoughts seemed to come at him through a fog instead of clear and head on. And the dry, gritty feeling in his eyes.

He stood, walked to the edge of the balcony, and peered down. Sunshine shone in the windows below, casting all the wood in honeyed light. He scanned for her, but the place looked empty. His chest felt heavy with rain clouds. Had she left while he was sleeping off the migraine? Where would she go? How would she get there—unless she took his car or found his truck parked around back.

He couldn’t blame her for leaving, even if she had stolen one of his vehicles. What she’d seen yesterday was a horror show, starring him as the horror. Any illusions she’d had about him had been ripped apart when she saw the ugliness inside him. And yet she’d still been kind enough to drive him home and stay with him— obligation and pity. Hated those two words.

He pushed back from the balcony and moved across the room to pull open the curtains over the bed. Light flooded the space from the oversized window above the bed. His cell phone sat on the bedside table. She must’ve brought it to him before she’d left. Kind to the very end.

Might as well get the call over with, then he’d take a shower and go visit Mac in the hospital. And try like hell to not think about Mercy Ledger or worry about her or wish she was still with him.

He looked down at his phone. Mac had called. Twice. Both calls lasted a few minutes. That had to be a good sign. That Mac was able to call and talk. He checked his voice mail. Nothing. Maybe Mercy had spoken to him.

Enough stalling.

He sat on the edge of the bed and punched in Dolan’s number.

The guy answered before the first ring even finished. “You’re still among the living. That’s a good sign.”

“Yep. I’m alive.” That about summed it up. His heart beat, his lungs breathed, and he yearned for her—the definition of living. “You hear anything about Mac?”

“He got through surgery fine. He’s been up and around. I’ve talked to him a few times on the phone. He sounds good. Strong. And trying to get the doctor to release him, but they want to keep him until tomorrow.

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