Finding Nora: A Reverse Harem Romance (The Searchers Book 2) by Ripley Proserpina

Author:Ripley Proserpina [Proserpina, Ripley]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-06-05T16:00:00+00:00

Honesty

She realized she was sneaking into the house when she closed the door quietly behind her. If no one noticed her, she wouldn’t have to tell them what happened. She wouldn’t have to explain how she’d failed to find a job, and how she was going to stay in Dr. Murray’s study.

“Any luck?” Cai came down the stairs, his strong, golden hands gripping the bannister. She noticed the way the muscles in his arms flexed and contracted as he moved.

She shook her head. “Cai,” she sighed. “It’s not going to happen.”

He reached for her and she went into his arms. He stood a step above her, holding her close and making her feel perfectly safe. She could hear his heart beating, and his voice vibrated through his body. “How many interviews have you had?”

She swallowed. “Three. Four, if you count going back to the deli and begging for my old job back. They all have the same answer.”

“The shooting.”

“I can’t be around families, children. It doesn’t matter what the papers say, what the police say. The idea is out there. It’s the only thing people think when they see me.”

He squeezed her harder and she pulled her arms between them, wrapping her fists in his shirt. She took a shuddering breath, wiping angry tears against the back of her hands. “Sorry.”

“Don’t apologize.” He sounded fierce. “It’s unnecessary.”

“No go?” Apollo’s voice was quiet and kind.

She shook her head, turning around. Apollo reached for her, but then clenched his hands, letting them fall to his sides. Cai gave her a small push toward him and he caught her up. “You don’t need a job, baby. I’ll take care of you. I promise.”

She tilted her head back, craning her neck so she could see him. “I don’t want you to take care of me, Apollo. Not this way.”

His eyes narrowed, and he gave a short nod. “But it’s the way it needs to be right now.”

She gripped his arms, holding him to her, afraid the next thing she said would send him spinning away from her. “I could go back. I wonder if I should go back to the study, Apollo. I… I really think I should.”

Like she expected, he took a step away from her, but she pulled him back. He stared down at her, his lips pressed together tightly. He gave a quick shake of his head. “Not safe. Nora. It’s not safe.”

From the corner of her eye, Cai stepped down the stairs. He put his hand on Apollo’s shoulder, not to keep him in place, but to offer him support. It was then she realized a tremor moved through Apollo’s body. “Let me go, Nora.”

She did immediately, stepping back. His hand went to the back of his head, rubbing the short hair back and forth and then he dropped it, clenching it into a fist next to his leg. He moved fast, wrapping a large hand around her waist, and squeezing. Not hard enough to bruise, but enough to zing the new injury and nearly-healed bullet wounds on her side.

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