Shellshock by Hunter Bijou

Author:Hunter, Bijou [Hunter, Bijou]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romantic Suspense, Contemporary, Romance
Amazon: B0838PVMGC
Goodreads: 50239123
Publisher: Bijou Hunter
Published: 2020-01-19T08:00:00+00:00

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As usual. Papa doesn’t adjust to “new” well. He was ready to deal with Kai’s love and her child. On some level, he knew his angry stance would soften once he saw them. What he didn’t expect was Cobain, and he will swear that I never warned him.

I love Papa, but he lies. I’ve been sending signals for days that Cobain was important to me. Not to the group or the mission, but to me. I even sent an adorable picture of Cobain with Robin. How obvious did I need to be?

However, Papa refused to hear me because he didn’t want the truth. When he gets focused on something—like our safe return—he drowns out all unhelpful distractions.

Well, that distraction remains with Papa while I’m forced to find Kai and send him to keep the peace.

Down a long dark hallway, I find the bedroom where Kai kneels between Mama and Anika.

“Papa and Cobain need you,” I tell him.

Getting my point—or seeing the panic in my eyes—Kai quickly leaves but promises to return soon. Sunny almost follows him out of the room and stares at the doorway long after he leaves.

I can’t comfort her, though, because I’m too busy caring for my frazzled mother.

“Your hair,” Mama coos, holding me against her. “You’re so beautiful.”

I soak in my mother’s affection. We’ve only been apart for several weeks, yet I’d forgotten how small she feels in my arms. When her gaze finds mine, I’m struck with tremendous guilt.

Mama is trapped so far out of her element because Kai and I decided to visit the United States. She doesn’t do well away from home, and Papa can’t hide his tension. For a week, she’s known we were in trouble, but he probably kept the details from her. Now she’s away from home, scared, and surrounded by enemies. This kind of danger is why Mama and Papa left the United States long before I was born.

As a child, I hadn’t realized anything was wrong with my parents. They took such good care of me, and I spent most of my time away from outsiders.

Then at fifteen, I came to understand how my mother would never be normal. Something shattered in her when she was a child, and nothing healed right. No amount of love and security could fix her. She would always be fragile and innocent in ways I would outgrow.

Frightened now, Mama holds me and whispers Papa’s name. I stroke her back, searching for the words to reassure her.

“Do you like Kai’s hair?” I ask.

“Kai’s hair is blond too,” she says, holding me tighter. “Why?”

“To fool the bad guys.”

“You’re smart like your papa.”

Mama notices Anika and Sunny again. The child interests her, but she doesn’t know how to react to Kai’s woman. Sunny still stares at the door, waiting for him to return.

“I cut Anika’s hair,” I say, wiggling free of my mother’s grip and crawling to the child. “And Sunny’s too.”

Anika suddenly realizes her mother’s unhappy, and Kai isn’t around. Now wearing a pout, she’ll probably cry soon.

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