Justice by K.C. Lynn

Author:K.C. Lynn [Lynn, K.C.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: military, Romance
Publisher: K.C. Lynn
Published: 2018-02-18T08:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWENTY

Ryanne

The evening air is warm as I sit out on the front porch of the guesthouse, a cold bottle of beer resting between my hands while I watch the sun sink below the horizon. It paints the sky in stunning shades of pink, red, and gold. I’m enraptured by it, so much so that it’s almost easy to forget the evil that plagues this town.

Almost.

Despite my beautiful surroundings, nothing could make me forget what lurks only a short distance away. Every loveless moment of my childhood has emerged with a vengeance, casting a gloomy shadow upon my heart. I fear what being here will not only mean for me but my daughter as well.

Heavy boots hitting the wooden porch bring me out of my sad thoughts and has awareness prickling my skin. Turning around, I find Justice standing behind me, the light from inside the house pouring out, illuminating his commanding presence.

My heart stutters and pulse skips, his effect on me stronger than ever, even with the turmoil I find myself in.

“Hannah asleep?” I ask.

The bedtime routine has become their special time, one I’ve gladly stepped back from and allowed them to have.

“Yeah, she went out quick tonight.”

“The long drive wore her out.”

He grunts. “And all that talking she did.”

The softest chuckle leaves me. “That too.”

His eyes drift over me like a heated caress before landing on the beer bottle. “Since when do you drink?”

“You should know by now, if there’s anything in this world that would drive me to drink it’s this town.” The words are spoken in a teasing manner, but he doesn’t share in my amusement. We both know I mean every word.

Our gazes hold, the truth passing back and forth between us.

I break the connection first, my attention shifting back to the view before me. “I have to admit, it’s really beautiful here.”

He takes the spot next to me on the top step, his jean clad thigh brushing my bare one, eliciting a current of heat to spark through my body. I tip the bottle to my lips, the golden liquid offering a small reprieve.

“That’s why my father loves it so much. It’s private and peaceful, like a world all on its own.”

The nostalgia in his tone has me twisting back to him. “You love it, too.” It comes out more of a statement than a question.

The answer is written all over his face. “It’s home, the only one I’ve ever known.”

My heart pinches at the pain edging his voice. I desperately want to ask about his life before Thatcher. I’m even more curious about his birth parents than I was before. Not only because Hannah shares the same DNA but I’ve also always wanted to know what has made Justice Creed the way he is. Closed off and afraid to trust anyone other than his brothers.

Beneath the hard exterior I’ve witnessed moments of vulnerability. When, for that brief second, his guard slips. I’ve seen it when he watches Hannah unaware. Or when we’re making

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