Esperance: (New Adult Paranormal Romance) (Heart Lines Series Book 3) by Heather Hildenbrand

Author:Heather Hildenbrand [Hildenbrand, Heather]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Heather Hildenbrand, LLC
Published: 2017-04-27T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

Sam

The drive to San Francisco seemed to take forever. I picked at the edge of my phone case until Brittany suddenly reached over from the driver’s side and grabbed my hand, stilling it in her tight grip.

“Girl, I need you to relax,” she said, shooting me a sideways glance. “We’re fine. Everything is fine.”

“I am relaxed,” I argued and Brittany pinned me with a look that said we both knew I was lying.

“RJ said this is just a formality,” Brittany tried again.

“RJ says every meeting is a formality,” I pointed out.

“That’s because it is,” he called from the backseat. Even with his headphones on, he still didn’t miss a thing.

“Have you ever met her?” I shot back.

“Well, no,” Brittany said carefully.

“Then it’s a big deal,” I said.

Brittany sighed and kept her eyes fastened on the road ahead. I went back to picking at the corner of my silicone phone case.

Forty minutes later, we were parked and standing in the lobby of the trendy downtown office building we’d visited last week. Once again, I stared up at the gigantic sculpture that looked a lot like a hunter to me. It wasn’t even the same build or facial features, but I could still see Alex in the warrior depicted out of marble.

I saw him in everything lately.

I couldn’t walk past the fountain in Half Moon without catching sight of the place where he’d saved me from Mason. Every pick-up truck on the street was his. And every silent moment was a reminder of his absence in my life.

Knowing he was living just across town only made it worse. He was so close yet chose to remain separate. I couldn’t accept it.

Everyone else had. Brittany and RJ didn’t bring him up, probably to keep from upsetting me. I’d tried asking RJ if he’d spoken to Alex but he’d just given me a terse, “No, and I don’t want to talk about him,” before walking out for his next shift. Edie had no news on him when I texted. He was like a ghost in my life. Someone only I saw. A memory only I remembered. It was as if everyone else had given up. But I hadn’t. And I wouldn’t. I felt like his only hope.

“Sam!” Brittany’s sharp voice brought me back. I jumped and found her watching me, her expression intent as she studied my face.

“What?” I asked.

Brittany pointed and I saw that RJ had appeared beside her. “RJ’s here. We can go up.” Brittany frowned. “Are you okay?”

“I’m good,” I said, with much more conviction than I felt. As if to prove it to them and myself, I straightened my jacket and flipped my hair back into place. “Let’s go.”

Brittany and RJ shared a look that was clearly unconvinced—but they fell into step with RJ leading the way. Brittany stayed close to me through the crowded lobby, right on my heels, but it wasn’t necessary. There was no danger here. Only humans caught in the rat race of job, drinks, home, repeat.

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