The Timeless Love Romance Collection by unknow

Author:unknow
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-63409-547-1
Publisher: Barbour Publishing, Inc.
Published: 2013-09-25T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 6

Clay stood at the canyon’s edge, staring into the yawning chasm. The vast space was filled with emptiness, much like his own life. How had things gone so wrong? If he had stayed around, could he have helped his brother? He snorted softly. How could he help his brother when he couldn’t even help himself? For several years now he had been fighting a battle with himself over whether to give his life to Christ. Wherever he had gone, Katie’s scriptures and admonitions had followed him. His pride had kept him from admitting he needed a savior in his life. Now, the thought of his own brother’s death and his spending an eternity in hell was the catalyst that made Clay realize he didn’t want that same fate for himself. Maybe if he had given in sooner, he could have saved his brother from that horrible fate. The guilt weighed heavily on his heart. He knew what he needed to do, but he wasn’t quite certain he deserved the grace God was willing to give him. He stared up at the heavens. God, if You’re there, show me the way.

“Clay?”

He turned at the sound of Katie’s voice. He stared at her quietly, wondering what she was thinking. She had taken the news of Darius’s death well. Too well. The only word he could use to describe her reaction when he told her the news was relief.

She placed a hand against his sleeve, and he tensed.

“I’m sorry about Darius. I really am.”

She sounded sincere. He wasn’t about to tell her the details of his brother’s death. He had kept his promise not to tell his family where Katie was, but he had left the address with his lawyer. McQuinn needed him to come home to help settle Darius’s estate, as well as Katie’s.

“We have to go back to Philadelphia,” he told her.

Startled, she stepped back, her eyes going wide. She shook her head, and he sighed heavily.

“You have to, Katie. There’s paperwork to attend to.” He smiled wryly. “You’re a very wealthy woman now.”

“I don’t want to go back.”

Anger sliced through him. “For crying out loud, think of someone else for a change. My parents need to have this settled!”

He felt like a heel at the hurt that flashed through her eyes. He hadn’t meant to strike out at her, but she was the only one handy. He turned his gaze back to the canyon. They stood in silence for some time, and he could feel her sympathy reaching out to him through the fog of his grief.

“Have you seen the movie Faust?” he asked her.

Her forehead crinkled at the odd question. She hesitated before answering. “No, but I’ve heard of it. Isn’t it about a young man who sells his soul to the Devil in exchange for youth and earthly pleasures?”

He nodded, seeing again the emptiness of the canyon before him. Darius and Faust had much in common. Darius had indeed sold his soul when he became involved with organized crime.

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