Loved by You (Riding Tall 2) by Cheyenne McCray

Author:Cheyenne McCray [McCray, Cheyenne]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781939778376
Publisher: Cheyenne McCray LLC
Published: 2017-10-25T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter 9

Fiona paced the hallway, her nerves on edge. Sophie had fallen asleep the moment her head hit the pillow, and Fiona had slipped out of the guestroom.

Sophie had been smiling the entire night, clearly in love with Bailey and Molly, not to mention Justice.

Fiona’s throat tightened as she paced. All of this was so completely unfair to Sophie. The girl deserved more than Fiona had given her.

More than Fiona had the power to give her.

It had been almost impossible for Fiona to pretend nothing was wrong while they all decorated the tree. When they finished, Bailey and Molly had hugged them goodbye and expressed how much they wanted to see Fiona and Sophie before they left for Reno.

Sophie had promised, and Fiona had forced a smile and had said they would.

It was a promise Fiona couldn’t keep.

It was clear Sophie was becoming too attached already. It was going to hurt her to pick up and run.

She bit her lower lip as she prepared to wear a groove into Justice’s floor. She’d never be able to sleep tonight.

“Hey.” Justice’s low voice caused Fiona jump.

She spun and faced him, her hand over her heart. “You startled me.”

“I didn’t mean to.” He looked tired but sexy as hell as he rubbed his stubbled jaw. He wore a white T-shirt and pajama pants that hung low on his hips. “How about a cup of hot tea? I found a box of chamomile in the pantry, and I hear that’s supposed help a person relax.”

“I don’t know that I want to relax.” Fiona rubbed her upper arms with her palms. “I’m wound up and I feel like I have to stay that way to keep up my guard.”

Justice put his hands on her shoulders, keeping her in place, forcing her to stop pacing. “You need to be calm and focused for Sophie’s sake. It won’t do any good to be overtired and on edge.”

Fiona took a deep breath and closed her eyes for a moment, trying to make sense of what he’d said. His fingers burned through her T-shirt and heated her. His mere presence was like he had thrown her a lifesaver, helping her from drowning when she’d been treading water for far too long.

When she opened her eyes, his gaze was even more intent.

She swallowed. “I’m afraid, Justice. I don’t know what I’d do if anything ever happened to Sophie.”

Thoughts of the image of Sophie that had been texted to her, and the memory of the words that had followed nearly caused Fiona’s knees to buckle.

“I know, honey.” Justice kept a hold of her shoulders, keeping her upright, his steadiness calming her some. “Tomorrow we’ll take your phone to the police, and we’ll see about a restraining order.”

Fiona nearly laughed. “A restraining order won’t keep Gilroy away. He’ll figure out how to find us. And when he does, something bad will happen. Hell, he even managed to track down my cellphone number.”

The Tower card flashed in her mind.

The future is fluid and can change, she tried to remind herself.

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