Treasure and Protect by Lori Ryan

Author:Lori Ryan [Ryan, Lori]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Lori Ryan
Published: 2018-04-30T16:00:00+00:00

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Garrett had called Cora’s parents and her sister. One of them must have let her other sister and two brothers know. Ashley had been either smart enough or manipulative enough to bring Justin to the police station with her when she came.

Cora didn’t care why he was there. She’d realized the minute she saw him that he was who she wanted to see. He was who she wanted with her right now.

Justin waited long enough to let her parents and siblings hug Cora, then he pulled her into his arms and held her tight for a long time. Nothing had ever felt so good.

“You sure you’re okay?” he asked, echoing the question her family had asked ten times already.

“I am.”

Justin crossed to where Alice sat with Dylan and Tommy. He kneeled and looked at the boys. “I heard you guys were really brave. Hey, Dylan, what do you call a cat in a haunted house?”

Dylan glanced at his mom, then shrugged his shoulders.

“A scaredy cat!” Justin said.

There was a pause and then Tommy started laughing, and Dylan followed close behind. Cora offered her hand in a high five to Justin. He slapped it, then repeated it when Tommy and Dylan offered their hands.

Alice pulled her boys to her side. “Garrett said we’re free to go, so I’m going to get the boys home.”

They said their goodbyes and walked out, and Cora hugged herself, thinking she should go now, too. She’d given her statement. She could get a ride home with her parents or one of her siblings.

Justin looked around and pulled her aside, away from her watching family. “Can we talk for a minute? In private?”

Cora looked over to her family. Her mother and Ashley were talking in the corner. Her brothers and father watched her and Justin like a pack of lions. Protective lions.

She shook her head at them and then walked to the other side of the room with Justin.

“I’m pretty sure this is as good as it’s going to get for now.”

Justin looked over her shoulder at her family, then looked at her. His face was unreadable. “I just want to tell you I’m glad you found someone who makes you happy. I’ve been an idiot. Not just with you dating lately, but with everything. I shouldn’t have told you Ethan wasn’t good enough for you. If he makes you happy, then he’s good enough, no matter what I think.”

Cora didn’t know what to say. There was something sad in the way he was looking at her. She wanted to think it might be regret, but she wasn’t about to head down the road of telling herself he might have feelings for her again. She’d told herself that too many times in the past and been disappointed.

Our heroine is developing a brain, dear readers.

He raised a hand to brush her cheek, the touch soft and gentle. “I should have…”

He didn’t finish and she didn’t want him to. Cora shook her head, not able to open her mouth to speak.

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