Her Soldier's Solace by Lisa Ladew

Author:Lisa Ladew [Ladew, Lisa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kindle Worlds
Published: 2016-08-02T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 7

Relic walked down Fifth Avenue, dodging crowds of people, women mostly. He looked in every store window, desperate to find something good enough, special enough, awesome enough to express the remorse, hope, and love in his heart. She hadn’t run from him when she’d seen his missing fingers. She’d touched the scars, with none of the fascination the freak-chasers displayed. No, her touch had been soothing, accepting, a welcome balm that reminded him of exactly how sweet she was, how good and loving. He couldn’t fuck this up. He had to get her back.

A solid gold birdcage in one store window caught his eye. He would’ve laughed if he weren’t so desperate. Charlene would not want anything from Fifth Avenue. She would want a trip, or something practical, or nothing at all. But she deserved something. Something beautiful and delicate and sweet like her. Something that she could look at and see how he felt about her.

His eye fell on the largest geode he had ever seen, just inside a store window. The Astro Gallery of Gems. He pushed his way inside, praying he would find something that would appeal to her, be worthy of her. The store was filled with fascinating items, more geodes, racks of perfectly preserved coral in every color, a t-rex thigh bone, and more jewelry than he had ever seen in one place.

Did he dare buy her jewelry? He wanted to, but he had fucked up so badly, would jewelry send the wrong message?

He had no idea. Maybe as long as he didn’t buy her a ring, he was safe.

After an hour of wandering and turning down three salespeople trying to help him, he stopped in front of a headless mannequin displaying a brilliantly purple gem surrounded by glittering silver. It was gorgeous, and he knew from her letters that purple was her favorite color. He read the card: Amethyst and White Topaz Halo Necklace in Sterling Silver.

It cost six hundred dollars. If money could buy forgiveness, he would have spent every cent he had on her, but he knew Charlene wasn’t like that. She would not be swayed by anything but true love and forgiveness coming from her heart, and if he spent too much on her she would refuse to take it at all.

He picked the necklace off the mannequin and held it in his hand, remembering how she had looked the night before. This necklace would have looked amazing on her. No matter what she decided about him, he wanted her to have it.

He nodded at the saleswoman buzzing around him and let her ring up his package. While he was waiting, his phone buzzed in his pocket. A text from Kerry.

She wants to go back to the club tonight. She wants to see you again.

Relic’s heart soared in his chest, until he remembered she didn’t know who he was. She wanted to see Ronald, not him.

I can work with that, he told himself, determined to do whatever it took.

I’ll be there, he sent back.

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