Extraordinarily Yours: Collection 1 (An Extraordinarily Yours Romance Book 8) by Kenner J. & Kenner Julie

Author:Kenner, J. & Kenner, Julie [Kenner, J.]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Martini & Olive
Published: 2019-01-15T16:00:00+00:00

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Her tears flowed in earnest now, and Tracy wiped them away with the back of her hand. She’d been so sure her plan would work. She’d thought he would realize she knew his secret, admit he loved her, and then they’d live happily ever after. So much for fairy tales.

In the real world, apparently, love was just a four-letter word.

She should have known. For her at least, true love had never been an option. She’d foolishly thought that everything had changed with Hale. But now she knew how stupid she was.

Well, that’s what she got for falling for a superhero with issues.

Still sniffling, she threaded her way down the darkened path. The bushes and shrubs of Tara-too, beautifully landscaped now, and which had seemed friendly when she’d approached Hale, now seemed ominous and menacing. Shivering despite the warm summer breeze, she rubbed her hands over her bare arms and tried to tell herself she was being silly. A woman scorned, and suddenly her whole world turned to black? Shouldn’t she be stronger?

Maybe so, but she didn’t know how, and at the moment, she wasn’t inclined to learn. She wanted Hale, and that’s all she wanted. Wanted his love. But it wasn’t something she was ever going to get.

At least he’d given her a couple of nice memories.

She ran her hands over the tops of the birds-of-paradise, the sturdy flowers tickling her palms as she tried to decide if she wanted to go back into the house. Mel was long gone. Lane and Zoe, who stayed to give support and protect her, and find out how the plan went, were watching television. Davy was surely asleep. She could join them, of course, but she really wanted to just be alone.

Instead of turning left at the fork in the path, she turned right, following the path that would lead her to the swimming pool. Hale had done himself proud there, too. The once-murky water now glistened in the moonlight, and the algae that had covered the cement sides had been stripped clean.

The whole estate had been transformed into a magical fantasyland. Too bad her one wish would not come true.

She knew Hale had followed her, to protect her, but that he wouldn’t let her know that. She sighed, wishing she could take comfort in his presence, but the hurt was still too fresh.

Taking off her shoes, she dangled her feet in the pool’s cool water, wishing it could ease the passion burning in her.

Unrequited passion, apparently. A flurry of ripples spread out from where she’d broken the surface and, for some stupid, silly reason, that reminded her of Hale. What he’d done was touch her, and he’d sent ripples shooting through her life. He might leave, but she’d never be the same again.

Something tickled her face, and she reached up to brush whatever it was away, only then realizing she was crying again. No big surprise. For the last couple of days, crying seemed to be her natural state of existence.

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