Meet The McIntyres - The Complete Series by Rebecca Barber

Author:Rebecca Barber [Rebecca Barber]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Amazon: B07THY4VCL
Goodreads: 46565316
Published: 2019-07-10T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

Holly

Climbing the stairs, my feet felt like they were cased in cement. Every step felt like an effort. Overhead the sky rumbled again as the thunder shook the buildings and lightning lit up the sky. I was drenched. My hair dripped down my back and rain pelted my face. It was raining so hard that my skin stung. I couldn’t even remember when the rain had started or how long I’d been out in it. From the looks of me, I’d been caught in the storm. I think at this stage, even my underwear was wet.

Knocking on the door with my frozen fingers, they stung as they connected. I was so cold my teeth were chattering and the tips of my ears and nose felt as though they were being tortured.

Thinking no one heard me over the howling winds, I knocked again. I leant against the rail and looked down at my feet. They were splattered with mud and grass. I was a mess. My eyes filled with tears as everything started to hurt all over again. Inside and out.

When the door was yanked open, I lifted my head, startled to see a huge, dominating shadow standing there. With the light behind him, I couldn’t see his face, but he was scaring the shit out of me.

Suddenly without warning another bolt of lightning lit up the sky and I saw the twisted features of the man before me. He wore a scowl and his jaw was locked. He didn’t look friendly.

“Holly?” he stated gruffly.

Before I had a chance to answer, he was nudged out of the way and I was wrapped in warm arms. “Beau, get out of the way. Let me get her inside,” Payton chided as she ushered me through her front door, seemingly unbothered by my appearance.

Inside, the warmth hurt more than the cold and rain had. Maybe I’d become accustomed to being so cold that as soon as the warm air touched me, I felt like a million tiny pins were stabbing my skin.

I heard a bang behind me and jumped at the sounds.

“It’s okay, Holly. You’re safe now. It was just Beau shutting the door,” Payton assured me, not letting go of my hand. It was almost as if she was afraid I was going to run. I couldn’t promise her that I wouldn’t.

I didn’t want to look at my brother. It wasn’t really an option, though. Staring down, I saw a pool gathering where I stood and felt terrible about the mess I was making.

“I’m—”

“Where the fuck have you been?” Beau’s deep voice boomed as he stalked towards me.

Risking a look at him, he was a walking, talking contradiction. His face was a mask of calm, his eyes wide with worry and relief. His hands were clenched in tight fists, his knuckles white. I knew he was doing the best he could to keep his anger under control and I appreciated it more than I could express.

“Holly, you’re shivering and dripping. Why don’t you go have a nice hot shower and warm up? I’ll find you some dry clothes.

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