Only Her by Allie Everhart

Author:Allie Everhart [Everhart, Allie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: contemporary romance, romance, romantic suspense, suspense
Publisher: Waltham Publishing, LLC
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER NINETEEN

19

PEARCE

I’m sitting here, looking at Rachel. She’s not dead. She’s here, right in front of me. And all the feelings I had for her are flooding back, like she was never gone.

These past fifteen years, my love for her has never waned. But I’ve had to hide it. Bury it deep within my soul. Because it’s too painful to feel that kind of love for someone who’s no longer here.

But now she’s back and that love is rising to the surface again. And the memories I tried to forget are racing to the front of my mind. I never wanted to forget her, or the life we shared, but it was too painful to remember that part of my life. So I buried those memories and tried not to think about them. But now, as I look at her, those memories are flashing through my head. They’re all there. From the day we met to the day she left, I haven’t forgotten a single moment of my life with her.

It’s almost too much. Too much emotion all at once. The love I feel for her is so strong, it’s overpowering. But I also feel anger. Why am I angry? I can’t be angry. She’s back and I love her and I can’t be angry. I’m fighting the anger. Trying not to show it, but it’s still there. I need answers. Why did she leave? Where has she been? And why has she not contacted me all these years? I need her to explain. She has so much to explain.

“Rachel, I don’t understand this.” I place my hand along the side of her face, my thumb grazing her cheek. I feel like I have to touch her or she’ll disappear.

Her hand covers mine and she shuts her eyes and breathes, like she’s savoring my touch. I’m savoring hers too. The feel of her hand on mine. Warm. Gentle. God, I want to touch her. All of her. She’s just as beautiful as she was years ago. I still feel that spark. That intense attraction. I’ve never felt that with anyone but her.

I can’t think about that right now. I need to get answers.

“Rachel, please tell me where you’ve been.”

She opens her eyes and takes my hand from her face and holds it, setting it on her lap. “I was in Italy, in that tiny village where we went on our honeymoon. We were there on Christmas. Do you remember?”

“Of course I do.” I look into her eyes. Those stunning bright blue eyes that mesmerized me on that first day we met. “You’ve been there this whole time? The past fifteen years?”

“Yes. Jack told me to pick someplace—”

“Wait.” I hold her arm. “Jack? What does Jack have to do with this?”

“Jack is the one who told me. He stopped me from getting on the plane. He picked me up at the hotel after Senator Wingate’s speech and took me to an underground room and told me what was going on. By the time we got to the room, the plane had already crashed.

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