The Fallen Cross Pack Series: Boxset 1-4 by Aliya DalRae

Author:Aliya DalRae [DalRae, Aliya]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Werewolf & Shifter, Paranormal & Urban Fantasy, Paranormal & Contemporary Romance, Women's Fiction, Forever Love, Adult Themes, The Shifters Mate, Supernatural Fantasy, Protection & Safety, Life-Changes, Second Chance Reunion, Multicultural & Interspecies Relationships, Romantic Schemes, Dangerous & Deadly, Romantic Suspense, Mystery & Intrigue, Mythical Creatures, Action & Adventure, Violence & Crime Story, SciFi Fantasy Romance, Hearts Desire, Futuristic, Anthology & Collection, Boxset Series, The Fallen Cross Pack Series
Publisher: Aliya DalRae
Published: 2018-07-01T04:00:00+00:00

Bitter

Loss

Chapter One

Day One

W hat was taking so long?

Maggie O’Connell sat on the threadbare sofa in the apartment she shared with her husband, Patrick, and their daughter, Jessica. She was still basking in the afterglow of her and Patrick’s lovemaking, but he’d been gone an awfully long time and she was beginning to worry.

She was being foolish, of course. Patrick had simply gone out for a pack of cigarettes, and it wasn’t uncommon for him to become distracted and lose track of time. He was forever offering to lend a hand if he thought he could be of use. There wasn’t a person in the neighborhood, degenerate as it was, who didn’t know they could rely on Patrick O’Connell if they needed help moving a sofa or wiring their television for cable TV.

It was also true that a lot of the people he helped out didn’t have a telephone, but that didn’t mean she would forgive him for making her worry. At least not right away.

And then there was Jessica’s comment from earlier in the day, which did nothing at all to calm Maggie’s nerves. Their child had an uncanny knack of predicting the future. Not really, but she said a lot of things that coincidentally came to pass, which, from a four-year-old could be a bit, well, unnerving.

Her most recent declaration was that Daddy was going to leave them. Patrick had laughed, of course, when Maggie told him about it, assuring her just a few hours ago that he was going nowhere but to the corner store to pick up a pack of those awful smelling Marlboros he favored. It was a disgusting habit, and she begged him daily to quit, but as with everything else, he simply made a joke of it and did as he pleased. Life was a lark to Patrick, every day a new adventure and he relished each and every experience.

It was a point of pride to Maggie that he claimed her and Jessica as the most wonderful experience of his life, and he never failed to tell her how much he cherished them. He would never leave them, not by choice.

Which was why she was so worried now.

Scolding herself for being a fool, Maggie picked up the remote control and flipped through the channels, looking for something that would take her mind off of her errant husband. She’d warned him time and again that his good deeds would one day be the death of him. If he didn’t come home soon, it would be by her hand.

When she found a movie that she thought might distract her, Maggie dropped the clicker on the coffee table and curled up on the couch, prepared to wait there until Patrick decided to show his infuriatingly gorgeous face.

She’d had such a long day, though, slinging hash at the diner in the middle of Dayton, and the movie wasn’t holding her attention as she’d hoped it would. Maggie’s eyelids began to droop. In spite of her desire to remain awake and indignant for when Patrick decided to walk through the door, she drifted off to sleep.

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