Just A Little Promise by Phillips Carly & Wilde Erika

Author:Phillips, Carly & Wilde, Erika
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Romance
Publisher: CP Publishing
Published: 2024-01-23T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

Holding Skye’s hand protectively in his and keeping her close to his side, they walked out of the apartment building, and he led the way to his parked car.

Tripp had no doubt she wasn’t fucking fine. Far from it, and the fact that her prick of an ex had caused such a visceral reaction to a drawing that he’d mailed to her—a year after their divorce had been finalized—gave Tripp even more insight into just how vindictive and conniving the asshole was.

Jack clearly knew what he was doing, manipulating Skye and her emotions from afar, but the question was, why now? The timing of that letter didn’t sit right with Tripp. Though he knew her ex lived in Boston, the fact that he’d chosen now to start sending her a random sketch—just to tell her he knew where she lived—was suspicious as hell.

There was no reason for her ex to contact her, except to terrorize her and remind her of his presence. But as intimidating as Skye found the picture, and as much as Tripp wanted to suggest she file an out-of-state order of protection against Jack, a simple sketch in an envelope without a name or return address wasn’t enough proof. Jack would have to step up his game in order for him to pose an imminent danger against Skye.

Once they were in Tripp’s vehicle, heading out of Brooklyn on the way to the city, Tripp glanced over at Skye, who hadn’t said a word since leaving her place. Her hands were folded in her lap, and she was staring straight ahead, her complexion still pale. Her fear was still tangible, and fury vibrated through Tripp, as did violent thoughts of tearing Jack apart limb by limb, so he could never hurt Skye again.

Tripp was done postponing any conversation about her ex because Skye didn’t want to talk about Jack, or her past with him. This unsettling incident changed everything. If Tripp was going to be a part of her life, then he had to know what kind of threat, if any, this asshole presented.

But he needed time to calm the fuck down and forced himself to stifle the urge to barrage her with questions and demand answers that would overwhelm her right now, as well as cause her to withdraw completely and shut him out. He had to proceed with caution and approach the conversation when they both weren’t still in the heat of the moment. It was important that he created a safe space for her to open up to him, and once they reached their destination, he intended to do just that.

As he maneuvered through the one way streets of Manhattan, he reached across the console and took one of Skye’s hands in his to get her attention. She finally glanced at him, making him desperate to erase that haunted look in her eyes, even for a little while.

“So, I know you work at The Meridian, but have you ever stayed there as a guest?” he asked her.

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