Diesel (Dark Falcons Book 4) by Em Petrova

Author:Em Petrova [Petrova, Em]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-01-04T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Five

They exorcised her demons two more times before she fell into a dead, healing sleep.

When the morning rays of sun streamed through the window, he saw that her face didn’t bear as many of the creases it had the previous day. Only a tiny crinkle above one brow suggested that she had endured anything.

But he knew better.

One night of wild, passionate sex wouldn’t be enough to heal her. But she’d broken down some brick walls, and it was a start.

He eased out of bed without waking her and pulled on his clothes. Running his fingers through his longer hair on the top, he used the bathroom and then walked out into the kitchen.

He found Lily seated at the table with an enormous pink mug of coffee. She slumped over the table and cracked an eye at him as he entered.

“Now I remember you’re not a morning person. Why are you up?”

“It’s the only quiet time I have before Brady gets up.” She brought her mug to her lips and downed more coffee. “Is Selena sleeping?”

He nodded.

“Everything all right?”

“Not yet. But hopefully in time it will be.”

“Momma?” the tiny little boy voice projected from down the hall.

She looked up, prepared to go collect her son from his bed.

“I’ll get him.” Diesel moved to the boy’s room. The instant Brady saw him, he threw his arms up in the air to be lifted. His heart welling with love for the tot, he lifted him and held his pajama’d body against him as he carried him out to the kitchen.

“Momma, I’m gonna go fishin’,” he said very clearly, rubbing a fist in his eye.

She and Diesel traded a grin. “Yes, you are, buddy. Later today. First, we need to get you cleaned up and you have to eat breakfast. Why don’t you go play in the living room for a little bit while I have coffee?”

He did, running off the minute Diesel set him on his feet. Lily slumped once more.

“You could use a break, sis.” He crossed the room to pour himself coffee.

“I know, but that isn’t easy when I’m the wife of a Marine.”

“When does Keith get leave?”

“Three months.”

He turned from the counter with a full mug in hand. “Too long. It doesn’t seem fair. I thought I’d lose my mind not seeing Selena for a month.” The words broke from him unchecked.

She met his stare.

To cover what he just blurted, and how it sounded, he sipped his coffee.

“You have feelings for her. Strong ones,” Lily said.

Was there any point in denying it? Even if he did, his sister picked up the vibes anyway. “I don’t know what will happen, so there isn’t any point in talking about it.”

“I understand.”

“What will you do next? You can’t hide her forever.”

He slicked his fingers through his hair again. “Tell me about it. But I’m a planner. I’ll figure it out.”

“You could contact the police. They would go after the person—”

He cut her off with a gentle, “Leave it to me.”

After that, their discussion ended when Brady ran back into the kitchen with a toy that broke.

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