Heart of Stone by Tess Oliver & Anna Hart

Author:Tess Oliver & Anna Hart [Oliver, Tess]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: new adult, contemporary romance, urban fiction
Publisher: Sugartree Press
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

I saw the tiny red glow of a cigarette or joint on his front porch as I pulled into my driveway. The giant silhouette sitting on the front porch was easy to recognize. No one else had shoulders that nearly spanned the entire top step. Immediately, my pulse raced. That alone might have been the reason I was so on the fence about David. He hadn’t made my pulse race or my knees weaken or even my hands tremble, physical reactions I always had when I saw Hunter.

I stepped out of the car on jelly knees. His handsome face was halfway hidden by the shadows of the porch, but I could tell he was looking at me. We hadn’t spoken in a week and everything about that felt wrong, almost as if I hadn’t taken a decent breath for seven days.

“You’re out late,” he said.

The sound of his voice caught me off guard. It was a sound that could leave me breathless or filled with heartbreak. I willed my feet forward. “And you’re in early.” I pushed out my most casual tone but just having to push it, made it sound completely forced.

I sat on the porch next to him, took hold of the joint and stuck it between my lips. He stared out at the street. It seemed he was straining not to turn and look at me.

“Jade said you met someone.”

“Huh. Did not expect you to lead with that.” I handed him back his joint.

“Seemed like a good topic.”

Jade had a theory that the only thing Hunter needed was a little shove, and she was sure me dating another guy would do the trick. But I wasn’t at all convinced she was right. “Guess I was tired of going in circles, chasing my tail like a puppy.”

He nodded, but I could feel the tension radiating off his body. Apparently he was having a hard time trying to act casual too. “I made no promises. Not saying that this isn’t twisting me up inside, Street. Cuz it is.”

A rare confession of feelings from Hunter was hard won, and this one was particularly hard because I missed him badly. Not talking to him for a week was sucking the wind from me. Talking to him now was keeping me just as breathless.

“Who is he?”

A dry laugh shot from my mouth. “Should I write down his address so you can go stand on his porch and glower at him?”

“Nope, just making sure you’re not hanging out with a bad element.” A smile turned up the corner of his mouth. “But I guess just about anyone who isn’t me is a step in the right direction.” He extinguished the joint on the porch step. “Just want to make sure you’re safe, Amy. Old habits die hard.”

“Tell me about it.” I tossed my keys on my palms, weighing just how much I wanted to tell him. “He’s got money, but I’m not sure what his business is. Just like I have no real idea what you and your brothers are doing.

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