The Broken (Echoes from the Past Book 8) by Shapiro Irina & Shapiro Irina

Author:Shapiro, Irina & Shapiro, Irina
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Publisher: Merlin Press LLC
Published: 2020-01-06T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 32

For a moment, Brett considered taking a taxi back to his hostel, but decided to walk instead. He was tired, having landed only a few hours before, but he needed time to think, and after having been incarcerated for over a year, he couldn’t take the simple pleasure of taking a walk for granted. He set the GPS on his phone and allowed it to lead him in the right direction. It was a beautiful day, but not hot and humid, like June was in Louisiana. It felt more like April, or even the end of March. The air was cool and fragrant with the aroma of freshly cut grass and gardens in bloom, and the sky was the kind of blue that had nearly made him cry when he’d only been able to see it from the small window of his cell.

He had yet to call his parents and tell them where he was, but that particular conversation would have to wait. Brett inhaled deeply and smiled to himself. What a difference forty-eight hours could make. The morning before last, he’d still been in prison. Yesterday at this time, he’d been at his hearing. And today, he was in London, a free man.

His parents had brought him home after the hearing and his dad had taken off like a shot to the nearest supermarket to pick up supplies for a barbecue. He was going to treat Brett to a mouthwatering homecoming meal, but although Brett had looked forward to a rack of baby-back ribs smothered in barbecue sauce, freshly baked cornbread, homemade mashed potatoes, and collard greens, he couldn’t concentrate on food.

While his mom and dad saw to dinner, he went up to his room and lay on his bed, considering his options. It’d been two hours since his release, and he knew exactly what that meant. As soon as they sat down to dinner, his parents would start in. They’d been admirably restrained on the drive back, but that wouldn’t last long. He couldn’t blame them; they’d suffered while he was inside, enough to get back together, not something he’d thought would ever happen, given that his dad had spectacularly fucked up their marriage by doing the one thing his mom could never forgive and cheating on her repeatedly. But she was willing to give him another chance, a sure sign from God that forgiveness and redemption were possible. Brett knew he owed them answers, but he didn’t have any to give. Before he could commit to a next step, he had to make peace with himself, and he couldn’t do that without seeing Quinn.

Of course, announcing to his long-suffering mom and dad that he was flying off to London would set off a maelstrom of protests. His dad, especially, would fly off the handle. He felt awful, Brett knew that. Whereas his mom’s focus had been solely on him, Seth had to consider Quinn, and his other daughter, the one Brett had yet to meet. Seth felt guilty for helping him, torn between his loyalty to his daughter and his duty to his son.

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