Heart of a Savage by Lashanta Charles

Author:Lashanta Charles [Charles, Lashanta]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Amazon: B01M7YMJK6
Goodreads: 32868147
Publisher: Imani Ink
Published: 2017-01-30T00:00:00+00:00

“ARE YOU OKAY? How about we get you some water or something?”

The woman at the door brings me back from my thoughts and still disoriented I don’t protest when she takes me by the arm – what is it with people just grabbing me? – and guides me to the kitchen. We pass Kael, still engrossed in his iPad, and make our way to the kitchen. She deposits me at one of the bar stools and makes her way directly to the cabinet housing the drinking glasses. Something niggles at the back of my mind, but I can’t quite grasp it.

“That’s a beautiful floral arrangement! Is it real flowers? I’d hate for something that pretty to just die one day.”

“It’s not flowers. It’s cupcakes,” I inform her as she fills the glass with ice and water from the dispenser on the fridge.

“You’re kidding?” she asks.

She places the filled glass in front of me, a delighted smile on her face, then moves closer to the cupcakes. In her defense, I do have them set up in a vase and it does look like a bouquet of flowers. That was the whole point, though: I wanted Nico to discover it. Not her. She sniffs and her eyes twinkle as she breaks into a grin.

“You’re not kidding. It smells just like cupcakes. This is so cute! Did you do this?”

I nod my head and take a big gulp from the water she fixed me. I’m still not sure what’s going on or who this woman definitely is, but she obviously knows Nico. She knows him very well if her familiarity with his kitchen is any indication.

“This is some serious talent you have here. Do you have a bakery or something? Are you a caterer? Wait, why are you in Nico’s house, answering his door?”

The smile drops from her face and she gives me a once over. Her eyes slam shut for a few seconds and when she opens them they’re narrowed to crinkled slits. Her lips purse as though she’s just bit into a lemon and her body stiffens.

“Exactly who the fuck are you?” she demands.

“You need to leave now. Nico will be home soon and I’m not sure he’d be happy to find you here. Not to mention, I won’t have you speaking like that in front of my child.”

She crosses her arms over her chest and raises and eyebrow. One perfect hip juts out as though mocking me. “My fiancé will be perfectly fine with me being here.”

That declaration confirms my suspicions of who she really is. I don’t know the entire story and I never asked. If Nico wanted me to know he would have told me. All I know is that they were supposed to get married and they didn’t because she left. They didn’t break up and he didn’t decide not to marry her. She left. And now she’s back. That thought sends a chill skittering down my spine and I have to physically fight back a shiver. It’s not like we’re a couple or anything.

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