Into The Dark (The Dark Duology Book 2) by Scarlett Drake

Author:Scarlett Drake [Drake, Scarlett]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Book Two
Publisher: Scarlett Drake
Published: 2022-09-18T16:00:00+00:00

The flat feels cool and airy, a world away from the heat hanging heavy in the air outside. As I look around the huge open space I wonder again how much it’s worth. Whether he owns it or rents it. Whether he has a mortgage on it or bought it outright with the proceeds of one of his illegitimate business streams. We haven’t ever discussed money, finances, or assets. In lots of ways it’s too soon. In other ways it’s vitally important. What will Jake be left with when this thing with Fred is all over? He owns the club, I know that much. I suppose we’ll have to discuss it at some point. If I’m having his child I need to know he can help support me in raising it. Another conversation for another day.

On the bottom shelf of the low coffee table is a stack of Men’s Health magazines, and so for something to do I reach out and grab one of them before relaxing back into the soft gray sofa. As always, some six-pack-possessing, greased-up actor grins up from the cover, telling us boldly how to shave pounds off by drinking coconut water fourteen times a day. Jake seriously reads these? Jake looks far better than any of the men in here.

We said goodbye at the park gate, with Caleb waving enthusiastically and inviting me to the zoo with him and Jake to see the lions next time they go. An offer I accepted, of course. I thanked him for helping me feed the ducks and for eating all the food, and for teaching me how to play “whizzy ball”—the loud, bright, worryingly addictive game on his iPad. Before they crossed the road toward Jake’s car, Jake kissed me in full view of his son. It was a chaste kiss by his standards, but with a warm, lingering intent. Then he gave me the key to his flat and told me to go back and wait for him there and that he wouldn’t be long.

Vicky lives in Clapton, but he’s dropping Caleb by her salon in Hackney, so he’ll be no more than an hour depending on traffic, he said.

I kind of miss Caleb already. His cheeky demeanor and adorable giggle. The way he watches Jake with a quiet awe as if he’s the center of his little universe is something I can actually relate to since Jake is fast becoming the center of mine. I’m still concerned about the chat Caleb and I had had when Jake left us alone. I need to think of how to discuss it with Jake.

The sound of the intercom screeching its robotic ring at me from the other side of the room makes me start, tearing me from thoughts of Caleb. It takes me a minute to locate the thing, obscured by the large fridge in the kitchen, but after pressing the unlock button I go to the front door and unlock that for him too. As I’m pouring myself

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