Love After War by Cheris Hodges

Author:Cheris Hodges [Hodges, Cheris]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corp.
Published: 2013-09-12T16:00:00+00:00

Adrian paced back and forth in his penthouse, wondering if he’d made a mistake. Not about going public with his family drama, but keeping it from Dana. What if he’d ruined his chances to reconcile with her and eventually marry her? The look on her face when they parted ways reminded him of that terrible day at his penthouse. He’d hurt her again and this time, he hadn’t meant to.

“I have to go to her,” he mumbled as he grabbed his keys. Adrian rushed to the elevator and waited for the doors to open. It was time to tell her everything. When the doors opened, Adrian was greeted with a right hook to the jaw.

“I hope you didn’t think your media crusade didn’t go unnoticed,” Solomon snapped.

Adrian rubbed his jaw. “Dad send you to do his dirty work?”

“He’s not your father! Where in the hell do you get off telling these lies?”

Adrian punched Solomon in the face, causing him to stumble backward. Solomon started to charge at him again, but stopped and shook his head. “I could beat you to a bloody pulp, but you’d just use it for more TV time.”

“I don’t give a damn about being on TV. Why don’t you ask your father who Pamela Bryant is? Want me to get a DNA test?”

“What’s your end game? How much money do you want?”

“Money? Is that a Crawford trait? Everything is about money? I don’t give a damn about your money. You and Dad can keep your riches. It’s obvious that I don’t need a damned thing from you. But my mother’s last breath was about that man. Do you know how I felt knowing that my mother left behind the city she loved because this slimy bastard wanted to stay with your mother for money?”

Solomon clenched his fists at the mention of his mother. As much as he didn’t want to admit it, there was a ring of truth in what Adrian was saying. Los Angeles had always been a forbidden place to build a hotel while his mother was alive—even after they’d retired and he and Richmond were in charge.

“How did your mother know my father?” Solomon asked.

Adrian sighed and narrowed his eyes at his brother. “They met when she worked in the Crawford hotel in Harlem.”

Solomon looked as if he was deep in thought for a moment. “That sorry bastard,” he muttered.

“What was that?” Adrian asked with a smug smirk.

“Why now? Why did you decide to come out now?”

Adrian glanced at his watch. “I don’t have to answer to you. I have to go.”

“No, you have to answer my damned question,” Solomon said as he blocked Adrian’s exit.

Adrian slapped his hand away. “Keep your hands to your fucking self,” he growled. “You want answers, go talk to your father.” Pushing past Solomon, Adrian pressed the elevator button and waited for the doors to open.

When they opened and he stepped on, he was none too pleased that Solomon followed him. “Look, if what you’re saying is true .

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