Finding Wings by Deborah Raney

Author:Deborah Raney
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kregel Publications
Published: 2020-12-15T00:00:00+00:00

Rafe tossed his phone on the bed, the calculator app still showing the ugly numbers. As devastating as it would be to his own financial future, tomorrow he would cash in his CD and pay off as much of his mother’s gambling debts as he could.

He ran a hand through his hair and yanked on the ends, as if he could fix the problem by sheer will. How Ma had gotten in this deep, he couldn’t even imagine. But the several thousand dollars she’d told him about that night had somehow suddenly become eleven thousand.

According to Ma, the supposed friend who’d lent her the original money had fronted her the cash to play the slots, insisting she could make enough to pay him back for the original loan. But it had all backfired. Ma’s winning streak was over, and now she was in twice as deep and the man was making demands—Rafe considered them threats—to be paid back in full before year’s end.

He pulled up his bank account on the laptop again, even though he knew that opening the accounts one more time was not going to change the numbers. Ma’s predicament had consumed his thoughts and energy every waking moment. It didn’t help matters that he’d worked a traffic fatality last night. The darkness of that always hung on for a day or two. Especially when it was a seventeen-year-old kid with his whole life ahead of him. Now a family would spend their first horrific holidays without their beloved son, brother, grandson, nephew.

He’d spent what was supposed to be the hap-hap-happiest day of the year between Ma’s house and the group home with Robby. And they’d both been testy and restless and completely lacking in holiday spirit. Worse, he’d all but ignored Britt. The few texts he had sent her were terse and almost dismissive. His intent wasn’t to take out his frustrations on her, but he knew that’s how she would see it. And of course, she had no idea of what was happening with his mother. Or with work.

He owed her an explanation, but again and again, he’d put it off because he wouldn’t blame her if she dumped him when she found out what he was up against. And realistically, he had no business trying to date anyone, let alone Britt Chandler. Until Mom’s loans were paid off, he wouldn’t have a minute to spare. And once the loans were paid, he would have little money and even more to hide. He had nothing to offer a woman who deserved everything.

There was only one last wild card he was willing to play. He’d wavered back and forth about calling Quinn Mitchell. He didn’t want to risk Britt—or the rest of her family—thinking he was stalking her. But now he had no choice. And Quinn’s job would be a lifeline, given the flexibility of the hours. He fished his cell phone from his back pocket and dialed the number.

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