Forgotten Stranger: A Billionaire Boss, Single Dad Mystery Romance by Peters Liz

Author:Peters, Liz
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-10-29T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

Mason was still a little disappointed when he got home, carrying a sleeping Oliver. He had hoped that Raine would have fun at the family gathering his aunt had decided to throw out of the blue. He knew, from her stories, that her parents were her only family, and, one day, he hoped she would be open to accepting his far larger family.

Still, she hadn’t looked well when he left, so her claims of illness were most likely true. Resolving to check on her, Mason carried Oliver upstairs, lowered him into bed, and tucked him in. He pressed a kiss to the top of Oliver’s head and stepped back, smiling down at his sleeping son’s face.

It was funny how much Mason saw of Raine in Oliver these days. His son had started copying some of her mannerisms, and Mason had even noticed that Raine’s hair, underneath the black she’d dyed it, was the same chestnut brown as Oliver’s when he’d seen her roots the other day.

It was probably because Raine was fast becoming Oliver’s second favorite person in the world. Laughing to himself, he closed the door of Oliver’s room. He wondered what Raine would say if he told her that. He imagined she wouldn’t take it as well as he would have hoped right now.

Raine’s door was ajar. Hoping he wasn’t crossing a line but needing to know she was okay, Mason knocked and pushed the door open, wondering if she had fallen asleep.

He frowned. She wasn’t in her room.

Was she downstairs? She hadn’t come out to greet them, but Mason had come in quietly, not wanting to wake Oliver. Maybe she was reading in the living room and hadn’t heard them enter the house?

He padded down the stairs in his socks and looked down the hall toward the living room. The light was off, so she couldn’t be in there unless she was sitting in the dark. There was, however, a light on in the kitchen, so he changed direction and headed there instead.

Sure enough, there she sat on a stool at the counter, a glass of water in front of her. She had a melancholy expression on her face, and he hesitated to disturb her. Still, he stepped toward her, clearing his throat.

She looked up in surprise. “You’re back,” she said, her voice strangely flat.

“Yeah, just now,” Mason said with a smile. He searched her face. Her eyes were cold and showed no evidence of the smile on her lips. It made him nervous. “Are you feeling better?”

“Much.”

He didn’t know what was wrong with her, but he knew he didn’t like it. He didn’t really want to spend any time with this Raine—who didn’t look like she wanted any company anyway—but he also didn’t want to leave whatever this was unresolved. Plus, he got the impression that, if he walked away now, he would ruin any potential relationship they might share.

“I was thinking of having a glass of wine before bed,” he said. “Would you like

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