U.S. Marshals: Prey (U.S. Marshals Book 3) by Laura Marie Altom

Author:Laura Marie Altom [Altom, Laura Marie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Men Too Dangerous To Love, Book Three
Publisher: Fulton Court Press
Published: 2020-01-25T05:00:00+00:00

“Bug—Charity—Wait!” Adam shouted after her. But Charity slammed the SUV door on him and his words. Running, running until there were footsteps chasing her and Adam was pulling her to a stop, dragging her sobbing into his arms.

It was mortifying for him to see her like this. Vulnerable. Emotionally naked. She had no more secrets. Her every card lay on the table.

“I’m an ass,” he said into her hair, his words spilling in a warm cloud she wanted to wrap herself in, blocking out the cold reality of loving him. “Yes, we’ve both been dealt crappy blows. And you have to believe I truly love you. I just—”

“No,” she said, sniffling, wiping her runny nose. “I went into this with my eyes open. You’ve never been anything but honest with me where Angela’s concerned.”

At that moment Adam might as well have been shot just as his first love had been, for surely a bullet couldn’t hurt as bad as seeing this woman he loved sobbing her heart out. He did love Charity.

But because of Angela’s death, he was forever cursed. There was a black mark on his soul. If he’d never fallen so hard for her, maybe his life would’ve turned out differently. Maybe he’d be with her now.

Only the really sick thing was, he didn’t want to be with Angela—he wanted to be with Charity. To hold her like this forever. Kiss her till she quit crying, then make love to her until dawn. He wanted to go out and buy her the biggest, gaudiest engagement ring his savings could afford, then marry her in a giant wedding with all of their friends and family standing by. After that, he’d take her on a honeymoon and start on that baby she wanted. And he’d be a dad. A damned good dad. A damned good husband and provider. Working night and day if that’s what it took to make his little family comfortable and happy and—

He abruptly released Bug to scrub his face with his hands.

What was he doing?

Blaspheming Angela’s memory this way. She’d loved him and trusted him and he’d let her down. And right now, in wanting to be with another woman, he was doing it again. More unforgivable was the chance that if he gave in to this insanity, he’d only end up letting Charity down, as well.

Yeah, his conscience interjected, but his brother-in-law, Joe, had been married before Gillian. Adam had never viewed him as any lesser man because of having found a second shot at love. But Joe’s first wife’s death hadn’t been his fault. He hadn’t been there, holding her in his arms when she’d died, thinking that if only he’d turned six inches to his right, the assassin’s bullet would’ve hit him.

“What’re you thinking?” Bug asked.

“Long story.”

“I am sorry about blurting all that, Adam. I never meant to put you on the spot.”

“I know.” He pulled her deeper into his arms. “And I never should’ve said all that about us having a kid.

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