Kissing the Billionaire's Sister (Blue Ridge Mountain Billionaires Book 4) by Elizabeth Lynx

Author:Elizabeth Lynx [Lynx, Elizabeth]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Black Nut Books
Published: 2022-11-16T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter 12

Lola

“What was that? Marriage?” I couldn’t hold my laughter in any longer.

Jenner quietly shut one of the bedroom doors in the Hudson estate. “It’s crazy, right? He wants to marry us.” He smiled, causing his dimple to appear.

My heart skipped a beat, and my laughter subsided.

I cleared my throat. “Totally insane. I’m glad Eric is working on his addiction issues, but I’m pretty sure making amends doesn’t mean forcing people into marriage. It’s sort of the whole reason I left to begin with.”

Jenner’s dimple disappeared. “So, it was me? I’m the reason you left?”

“What? No.” I thought about it for a second and winced. “Actually, you were part of the reason I ran.”

He rubbed his brow and turned his back, making his way to the large picture window that overlooked the front of the estate. The room had dark wood paneling and reminded me of an old Victorian mansion. They covered the bed and furniture in tarps, giving the room an eerie feeling.

“I knew it. Deep inside, I knew you didn’t feel for me the way I felt for you.”

“No, Jenner, that’s not it at all.” I hurried over to him and tried to touch his shoulder, but he shrugged me off.

“Then what do you mean? I was part of the reason you ran?”

I gazed up into his chocolate eyes and watched them harden. I hated that I did this to him. That I hurt my brother and kept Jenni away from the people who would love her.

“You told me once...” I gazed around the room. “In this very room, I think. You explained that you never wanted to have children, that they were nothing but a burden. That you didn’t want to end up like your father and hating his children so much that he left and never looked back.”

I hadn’t realized I had wrapped my arms around my stomach, shielding myself from what was about to be slung my way, until I tightened my hold. I couldn’t read his mind, but I knew this would end with him not wanting any part of Jenni’s life.

And that hurt the most. He could say he never loved me; he could say he only ever used me. But I wouldn’t be able to handle Jenner meeting Jenni and then turning his back on her.

Jenner stood there, his dark eyes softening. He reached out, pulling my arms apart and wrapping his around me.

He held me for a moment and sighed, his hot breath dancing over my head and down my neck. I nuzzled my head into his chest because, despite everything, I missed him. I wanted to be hardened and turn away, to demand he be a father to Jenni or leave me alone.

But I was weak. I had always had men protecting me. Why did I believe I could ever stand up to them? If Jenner said he wanted me right here, right now, I’d bend like the weakest flower and open for him.

“I’m sorry,” he whispered.

“I’m sorry too.” I gazed up at him.

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