Pride of Place (Mitch & Cian Book 3) by Stone Helena

Author:Stone, Helena [Stone, Helena]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Published: 2019-06-23T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Six

Cian

Cian kept himself busy while Mitch packed his bags, getting ready for his journey back home. The four days they’d just spent together had been amazing—who was he kidding? They’d been so much more than that—and he wasn’t ready to watch Mitch leave again. They’d spent all of Sunday in bed, snuggling up together when they weren’t engaged in lengthy making-out sessions, or bringing each other to as many climaxes as they could squeeze into one day.

Sighing happily at the memories, Cian considered the logistics of one more intimate encounter before Mitch would go, rejecting the idea almost as soon as it hit him. They would have to leave for the bus station in thirty minutes.

He hated the thought of more time without Mitch. But with Cian starting his temporary job in Dublin the following day and Mitch doing the same back home, they didn’t have a choice. The fact that they would resume their old pattern, with Cian coming home for the weekends, didn’t help. The more time he spent with Mitch, the more Cian became convinced they were meant to be together full-time.

He slowly made his way through the house, doing the dishes they’d left in the kitchen, getting rid of fast-food containers, and making sure the place looked more or less presentable. His housemates were due to return later that day, and since he would hate coming home to a mess, he didn’t want to leave one for Ray and John either.

He was about to join Mitch in his bedroom when he spotted his backpack on the small table next to the front door. He didn’t remember the envelope Mitch had found on the stairs until he lifted his bag.

This can’t be good. The three names handwritten across the front ruled out the possibility of it being junk mail. He couldn’t think of many reasons a letter would be addressed to him and his housemates, and none of those were encouraging. For a moment he considered just throwing the letter into the bin and pretend he’d never seen it. Then common sense took over. He probably needed to know what it was, even if it turned out to be bad news. The moment he unfolded the piece of paper and scanned its contents, he wished he’d followed his first instinct.

“Bollix!”

He read the words again, hoping against hope he’d gotten it wrong the first time, that they didn’t say what he thought he’d read.

“Fucking greedy bastard.” Anger and frustration surged through Cian, making his eyes burn at the unfairness of it all.

“What’s wrong?” Mitch’s voice barely penetrated the anger churning in Cian’s mind.

“Cian? What’s the matter?” The worried note in Mitch’s voice registered, and Cian pulled himself together.

“This.” Cian waved the piece of paper in the air. “This is what’s wrong.”

“Is that from the envelope I picked up on Saturday?” Mitch asked, his voice soft.

Cian nodded.

“What does it say?”

Cian stared at the words again. “Surely he can’t do this. There has to be a law against this,” he muttered the words, momentarily forgetting Mitch was waiting for an answer.

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