One Unforgettable Kiss by A.C. Arthur

Author:A.C. Arthur
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Published: 2018-05-05T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

“Excuse me,” Garrek said. “I’m going to leave as well. You have a good night.”

Leah grabbed his arm before he could ease past her. Up until this point, Garrek had been trying to be polite. He might have been born in Temptation, but he wasn’t one of them. He knew that and respected it. So he didn’t question the people here or their ways. His goal in coming here was to keep his head down and do what he needed to do until it was time to go back to his life in Washington. It was that simple.

Now, apparently, Leah Gensen wanted to make it a little more difficult.

“I came out here to be with you,” she said to him, her lips once again in that pouty position.

It was a tired look, one he did not like on women who were supposed to be adults.

“I didn’t invite you to be anywhere with me,” he replied as he stared down at where her hand rested on his arm. He eased that arm away and took a step back from her. “Now I’m going to leave.”

“You’re going to miss out on a good thing to run after her?” she asked incredulously. “She’s not even worth your time.”

“I’m going to make sure you didn’t offend someone I care about,” he replied, and for the second time in his life wondered how someone so pretty on the outside could be so depraved on the inside.

She folded her arms over her chest and pursed her lips this time. “You’ll be sorry.”

He already was, Garrek thought as he walked away. He was sorry he hadn’t realized sooner that he cared for Harper. He’d been so busy doubting what he was doing with her, comparing it to what had happened before, that he hadn’t allowed himself to really recognize the difference. He cared about Harper in a way that he’d never cared about Rochelle Ainsley—even now, after all that had happened between them. And definitely much more than he could possibly ever care about Leah Gensen.

“Whoa, where are you running off to so fast?” Gray asked when Garrek bumped into him near the stairs.

“I just gotta go” was his reply as he took another step away from where Gray was standing.

His brother followed him until they were on the sidewalk in front of the house.

“Hold on a sec,” Gray said this time, grabbing Garrek’s arm similar to the way Leah had.

Garrek looked down at his brother’s hand resting on his arm and then up to Gray.

“What’s up? Did something happen in there?” Gray asked him.

Garrek shook his head. “No. Nothing I can’t handle. I just have to go after her, that’s all.”

“And by her you mean Harper?”

He nodded, because he wasn’t in the mood for Gray’s knowing look.

“Okay, yeah. You should take care of that. But I found something that might help us figure out where Dad’s other money came from. Stop by here tomorrow so we can talk. I’ve gotta head out to Miami later next week to take care of some business,” Gray said.

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