Resolute (Eternal Brethren Military Romantic Suspense Book 9) by Shirleen Davies

Author:Shirleen Davies [Davies, Shirleen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Avalanche Ranch Press LLC
Published: 2020-07-29T18:30:00+00:00

Wrath stood outside Gunner’s room, a grin forming at his friend’s determination. He’d expected no less.

Returning to the waiting room, he pulled out his phone to call Grayson. Giving an update, he joined the others, learning the doctor had already updated them on Gunner’s condition.

“How is he?”

Wrath spoke so everyone could hear. “Better than you’d expect, Fargo. He’s asleep now. His version of what happened is the same as the majority of witnesses. We’ll go over the rest at the clubhouse. I’m heading there now.”

The men stood, as did most of the women. Seeing Katrina still seated, he walked to her. “I don’t know if they’ll let you see him.”

“That’s all right. I’m going to hang around for a while, see what happens.”

Slipping a card from his wallet, he handed it to her. “My cell is on there. Call if there’s more news. I plan to stop by later tonight.”

Staring at the number, she slid it into a pocket. “Thanks. I’ll call if they tell me anything.”

Nodding, Wrath left, giving a chin lift to one of his men who sat across the room. Walking over, he talked to him for a few minutes before leaving out the front door.

Katrina stared at the door leading to where Gunner slept. She longed to see him, satisfy herself he would be all right.

“How long have you been seeing Gunner?”

Standing, she whirled around, locking eyes with a man she’d loved as a brother. Then he’d left. Graduated high school, and without saying goodbye, left to join the Navy. In all the years since, he hadn’t bothered to reach out. His callous dismissal of their friendship had hurt. Reminding herself he was no longer the boy she’d come to care about, she stiffened her spine.

“It’s really none of your business. In fact, nothing about my life concerns you.”

Walking around him, she sat down, grabbing a random magazine from a table. Opening it, she refused to look at him when he sat beside her.

“I’m sorry, Kat.”

The muscles in her throat worked, but she stayed silent.

“You know I had to get out of there. If I’d stayed, I would’ve ended up the same as my father. That wasn’t the life I wanted.”

She sent him an unsympathetic glare before returning to her magazine.

“I should’ve said goodbye.”

Tears began to burn at the backs of her eyes, but Katrina refused to let them fall. For years, she thought of him, wondered if he was alive or dead. Thinking of it now, she realized how much his leaving still hurt. Blinking to ward off the tears, her body trembled with suppressed anger at his betrayal. Until he left, she hadn’t realized how much she depended on him to be her friend, confidante, the older brother she’d never had.

“Are you ever going to speak to me again, Kat?”

Almost a minute passed before she controlled her emotions enough to speak. “You left me without a word.”

“I know, and I’m so sorry it hurt you.”

Balling up a page of the magazine, she shrugged. “It’s done, and there’s no going back.

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