Hero - The Ambush: Special Forces Romance by Parker M. S

Author:Parker, M. S. [Parker, M. S.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance
Publisher: Belmonte Publishing, LLC
Published: 2015-11-28T08:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

Haze

I caught Leighton trying to leave her grandfather's mansion. Again. She stood in the garage and stared at the two long rows of cars, a determined look on her face.

“Go for something with good gas mileage,” I said as I approached.

Leighton jumped at the sound of my voice, but she didn't look at me. “What? Why?”

“If you're thinking of running away, then you want to make sure you choose a car with good gas mileage. Can't be stopping to fill up when you're trying to get away.” I kept my tone mild.

I walked past her so I could turn and see her face. She was pale from more than just a hangover. She hadn't bothered to put on make-up, but it was more than that too. The look in her eyes wrapped an icy hand around my heart.

“What makes you think I'm running away?” she asked, her voice cold. “Just because I didn't tell you I was coming down here?”

I stepped closer, hoping she would look me in the eye. “I don't think you accomplished what you wanted to last night, so I assumed you were going to run off and try again today.”

Her eyes flicked up to mine, but didn't stay. “And just what do you think I was doing last night?”

“You kept talking about self-destruct and rock bottom,” I said, matter-of-factly. “But you're still here, and Devlin decided not to disinherit you.”

“Did you convince him to give me another chance?” she asked.

The sharp slice of her eyes made me drop the hand I'd started to extend. I cocked my head. “You wanted him to cut you off.”

She glared at me for a moment. “I'm going to the beach house; you can drive.”

There were so many things I wanted to tell her, but I knew she wasn't ready to hear any of them. She needed time. So I drove and she looked far out the window, turned so far I couldn’t see her face.

I waited until we were nearly there before I spoke, “I was coming back.”

“Forget about it,” she said, not looking at me.

I didn't think that was possible.

“You said something about Paris and Ricky being back in town,” I said, trying to find some footing with her. “Are they meeting you at the beach house?”

She didn't say a word and I stopped trying to make her talk. When we arrived at the beach house, no one else was there. She hurried around, gathering her things. A scarf, a notebook, a pair of earrings, all the belongings she had scattered around over the past couple days. I watched her jam them all into a Louis Vuitton soft-sided bag.

My curiosity got the best of me. “Are you going somewhere?”

“Nowhere, according to my grandfather,” she said, her words clipped.

“Prove him wrong,” I said.

She stopped, turning to look at me. “Why do you care?”

“Because we both know you can do it.” I reached out for her again, but she stepped back. “You've never been an underdog, and acting like one is just making you crazy.

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