Torn: Part Four (An Alpha Billionaire Romance) (The Torn Series Book 4) by Corgan Sky

Author:Corgan, Sky [Corgan, Sky]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-12-28T08:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SIX

HOLDEN

Regret is something that I try to avoid. That's why I meticulously plan everything in my life where possible. Some things can't be planned though. Some things are just unexpected.

After hearing the news about my mother's declining health, I canceled all of my appointments for the day and drove straight to the nearest bar. The one I landed at is a hole in the wall, someplace I would normally never be caught dead in. I don't want to be recognized though. I don't want to have to talk to anyone. And the best place to go to avoid such things is where you've never been before, where everyone is a stranger to you.

I take a shot of bourbon and swirl it in my mouth before swallowing. It tastes rich with a slow burn. The alcohol seeps into my taste buds and leaves behind a sweet charred flavor. Fire rolls down to my intestines, sending a looseness to my limbs.

There is a mix of emotions brewing inside of me, but right now, at the very top of the shit soup is anger. That my mother wouldn't tell me that she's dying, that she'd keep something so important from me...But more than that, that I wasn't able to find out with all of the resources that I have at my disposal; it infuriates me.

She lied to me. She lied about the internet scammer. I got the police involved and she didn't even bother to stop me. That's some serious shit. If they knew she lied...I'm not sure what they'd do.

Hell, I never knew that my mother was so good at lying—so good at keeping secrets. All of my life I've seen her as an honest Christian woman, incapable of doing any wrong—incapable of lying. I suppose I don't know her as well as I thought. That's apparent if she was smart enough to go behind my back and keep her condition undetectable to me.

I sigh over the new shot of bourbon that the bartender places in front of me, thinking about how I don't even know what my mother is dying from. I allowed my anger to get the best of me, was so stressed from the conversation with Piper that I just exploded. Logic left me. I was angry and hurt and confused and so many other things. I didn't want to hear anymore—didn't want to stick around and talk about it. Now, I barely know more than I did before. Just that my mother is dying. The last person that I have any closeness to in this world...is dying.

My hand trembles slightly as I pick up the shot glass and throw back the liquid inside before slamming the glass back down onto the bar and pushing it to the bartender to order another. For as much as I'm drinking, I should have just gone to a liquor store and bought a bottle. It would have been cheaper. But right now I want to be served and not have to think about anything extra.

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