Heartsong (Garden Falls, TN Book 3) by Allie Kay

Author:Allie Kay [Kay, Allie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-09-24T16:00:00+00:00

16

Joy

I stared at the ceiling. The house was quiet, only the soft hum of the heat unit kicking on disrupted the silence. Rolling over, I stared at the open doorway into the hall.

I didn’t know what to do. Part of me wanted to run. To go grab Mateo and get the hell out of the beautiful lakeside town that could all too quickly become home. But then would I spend the rest of my life constantly looking over my shoulder?

Jack wanted me to stay. He insisted that he could keep us protected. Staying would mean Mateo would have a stable home. And Mateo did love it here. I’d never seen my little boy so happy. And having a support system, if only a single man, someone to share some of the fear, some of the burden, helped more than I’d ever imagined. Leaving Jack would break my heart.

I wasn’t sure which option gave me, and Mateo, the best chance of survival though. Ricky wouldn’t give up. His mental instability wouldn’t let him. And for that, it didn’t matter if I were behind a motel door, in a car on the interstate, or wrapped in Jack’s arms.

Taking a deep breath, I weighed the options. Pros and cons of each choice sat like weights on my conscience. If I ran, it was only a matter of time before Ricky found me again anyway. He now knew what sort of car I drove. Where I lived. Everything.

And if he found me this fast, either his network was bigger than I’d ever imagined, or I was less adept at evasion than I’d predicted. My body shook as I released a deep, wrenching sigh that bordered on a sob.

Reaching out, I flipped on the lamp on the nightstand. I sat up on the side of the bed and hung my head between my knees. I couldn’t keep crying about this. No. The time had come to be strong. For Mateo’s sake as well as my own. Focusing on the grain pattern in the hardwood at my feet, I tried my best to find the right answer, but the swirls and knots in the oak held nothing but more questions.

“Hey,” Jack’s voice called softly. I still jerked at the suddenness of his appearance. He had insisted on sleeping on the couch and I’d been in no condition to argue. I must have woken him, but I’d been so lost in my thoughts, I hadn’t heard him coming.

“Hey,” I answered back.

“You okay?”

“I don’t know if I’ll ever really be okay again.”

“You will. It may not seem like it at the moment. But you will.” He moved closer and squatted down in front of me. The soft lamplight glinted off his bare chest. “Have you slept at all?”

“Not really, no.”

“Would it help if I held you?”

“I don’t know.” My heart raced at the thought of being cuddled up to his shirtless torso. It might not help with my worry over Ricky, but it would be far from unpleasant.

“Try it and see?” He grinned at me.

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