Sinful Vows: An Irish Mafia Romance (Astoria Royals Book 1) by Deborah Garland

Author:Deborah Garland [Garland, Deborah]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Deborah A. Garland
Published: 2023-02-19T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER THIRTEEN

Ewan

The rain continues for five days straight, keeping the ferries out of service. Rian called again to tell us, after thirty hours, the mum gave birth to a healthy son. Darcy’s ma sent a picture of the da holding his beautiful wife and sleeping child.

I’m kicked in the gut, knowing I’ll never have that moment with a woman and my own wee one. I’ll never feel such joy.

Darcy and I are still alone with Sadie. Her clinic closed down, as did most of the local businesses. Massive flooding is plaguing the entire town. The only noise is the whooshing of the nonstop rain. Inside the house, the pelting against the windowpanes and the pounding on the roof above is now all white noise.

But the roof has lost its battle. Every night, Darcy worries the bottom floor will be flooded when we wake up. I go to sleep each night with one eye open, alert for any sounds from Sadie’s and Darcy’s rooms, focused on keeping them safe.

James’s old bedroom, the one I’ve been using, is now riddled with roof leaks. Pots, jars, milk cartons, and bowls line the floor. I have to sleep in Darcy’s bedroom tonight. Or crash on the floor in the attic, where Sadie sleeps. It’s warm and cozy. I have that in my favor.

We finish dinner, and I end up doing the dishes. Darcy comes back to the kitchen holding a blanket and wearing a nightgown made of very thin cotton. The light catches her, and I see everything. The look she gives me makes her so hard to resist.

“I’m gonna read Sadie a story.” She draws a breath. “I can sleep in the bed with her. You take my room.”

We stare at each other, and I’m not sure what she wants me to say. I know what I want. I want her in that bed with me. It’s like I don’t know myself at all. I’m lusting after my niece, who doesn’t seem to have an issue with the fact that she’s slept with a relative and looks like she wants me again.

It’s wrong on so many levels, but these past few days of her sexy smiles and stolen touches make me want her so damn much. More than I’ve ever wanted a woman in my life. It’s a battle of my conscience, and I know I’m going to lose.

There are already so many secrets we’re keeping from everyone. What’s one more? What’s one more fuck?

No one will know. No one can know. Can my heart take it, though? Lust storms through me, and it’s hard to hear anything over the pounding of my heart that’s ringing in my fucking ears. I’m not a saint. In fact, I’m quite the sinner, given my line of work. This should be right up my alley, taking what I want. That bullet I took left me with few choices for myself.

My inability to father a child, to make my own alliance through marriage, means I have to

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