Don't Dare a Diamond (Must Love Diamonds Book 5) by Stacey Joy Netzel

Author:Stacey Joy Netzel [Netzel, Stacey Joy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Stacey Joy Netzel
Published: 2020-07-20T18:30:00+00:00

13

Emotion swelled in Reyes’ chest at Raine’s soft statement. Other than his brother, she was the only one here who knew exactly what he’d gone through. Well, he suspected Dev had told Shelby some, but he’d never talked to her about it himself.

Yesterday, he’d spent the entire day without any heavy moments cutting off his air until later in the evening when he laid in bed and tried to turn the light off for the first time in months. It took all of five seconds before he had to flip it back on, but at least as he drifted off to a replay of the day spent with Raine, he’d gotten a restful night’s sleep.

While he had told her his brother made him come today, knowing she was going to be there, he hadn’t scrambled for an excuse when the invite was issued. And Dev was also right that he needed to stop isolating himself at the stables with the horses. Other than the Diamonds, he hadn’t taken any time to reconnect with high school friends still in the area, and he only texted his Army buddies every so often.

Sitting at brunch with all of the new, happy families, watching how cute Maverick and Ava were as they interacted with everyone, he found himself yearning for more in his own life. And with that yearning, he couldn’t help watching and listening to Raine across the table during brunch, and later, when everyone pitched in to clean up after the meal.

She was a vision with her loose hair falling in soft waves past her shoulders. A gauzy, mint shirt brought out the green in her hazel eyes, and a pair of white jean capris showed off her great ass and legs. Hell, even the gold sandals on her small feet were enough to make his pulse skip.

Stop looking.

Right. Like that was gonna happen.

He grabbed a towel to dry dishes as Asher washed and Merit rinsed, his gaze straying to Raine as often as possible without being too obvious. Even though it wasn’t quite a week ago, it was hard to recall back when he thought she was a spoiled little rich girl. Yeah, she’d had her moments, but he’d also seen her work hard both in the ring and cleaning stalls, and with her own personal workouts. She was determined and dedicated, and he had no doubt she was going to ride Fire all the way to gold someday.

Which meant it would be stupid to imagine her in any way as part of his new-found desire for more in his life.

Dev carried the last of the dirty plates to set on the counter for Asher to wash, then grabbed a towel to help dry. “It would appear you and Raine called a truce,” he observed in a low voice.

“For the most part.”

“A truce?” Merit glanced over. “What were you two fighting about?”

Reyes grimaced. Talking about Raine in front of Merit and Asher—and damn it, here came Loyal—was not something he wanted to do.

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