Strength by Daws Amy

Author:Daws, Amy
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: The Harris Brothers Series
Publisher: Amy Daws, LLC
Published: 2018-09-16T16:00:00+00:00

As I walk Hayden to my lift, there’s a small part of me that fears he’ll change his mind about us as soon as he walks out the door. He’ll decide I’m not worth the risk and that he doesn’t want to pursue a relationship with me, if that’s even what he’d call it. He sees himself as damaged, and I see him as beautiful. His soul speaks to mine on some deep, unnerving level and I crave him. I crave his presence, his mood, his smirk. Everything.

Instead of pushing the down arrow button, Hayden turns on his heel and pulls me into him, resting his back against the wall and holding me close.

“Are you close to your brothers?” he asks, his eyes scanning my neck as he begins dropping soft kisses on my shoulder.

My body tenses a bit, and I pull back to eye him warily. “Why do you ask?”

He shrugs halfheartedly. “Just curious. You said you go to your dad’s with all of them for a Sunday dinner every week, and that seems like something a close family would do.”

The curious look in his eyes makes me feel more comfortable about opening up about my family. I don’t get the impression he’s curious about my brothers. More so, he’s curious about what our family dynamic is like to compare to his own.

“Well, it’s best you know now that I am annoyingly close to my brothers. Like I said, I still see them every Sunday. Not to mention they like to pop over here whenever they feel like being little sods and want to torment me or need a mediator for one of their stupid fights.”

He chuckles softly. “Do you have a favourite?”

I squint as I consider his question. “Not really a favourite. Rather, I appreciate them all for different reasons. I like Booker when I need someone to confide in; I like Cam and Tanner when I need a laugh; and I like Gareth when I need help.”

“What do you mean by help?”

I shrug my shoulders. “He’s my big brother. He’s protective, and I know he will do anything for me at any time. Last year, I was in a crap situation with my ex, and Gareth nearly went to jail defending me. He could have ruined his career reacting the way he did. It was dangerous and scary, but it’s touching to know he’d risk anything for me.”

Hayden’s eyes harden and he tightens his grip around me. “What happened?”

“Oh, God, nothing all that original. Pierce was this guy I had been dating for a while and he started cheating on me. The affair was all over Chigwell because the woman was the wife of a famous footballer. And, no, I will not tell you which one.”

“Wasn’t even going to ask,” he replies, his eyes trained on me, silently urging me to continue.

His reaction gives me a secret thrill, knowing that what he cared about most in the story had everything to do with me and nothing to do with football.

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