Unbeautifully by Madeline Sheehan

Author:Madeline Sheehan
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: motorcycle club, pain, undeniable, Crime, motorcycle, love
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

“I’m sorry,” Eva said, “but I don’t under—”

“May I be frank?” Kajika asked.

“Of course.”

“It’s no secret you are in pain; it is also no secret why. Not in this house.”

Eva snorted. Nothing was secret in Cox and Kami’s house. Both of their neighbors, each a mile away in opposite directions, could hear the two of them screaming at each other. Eva was surprised Kajika had stayed as long as she had.

“You’re afraid,” she continued. “And if I know it, he does too.”

He being Deuce, Eva guessed.

“And your fear is perpetuating his, a vicious cycle that unless stopped will do nothing but continue to grow. Before you know it, you will no longer know each other.”

Kajika’s dark eyes looked kindly upon her. “You must feed the wolf of peace some love before it is too late.”

Eva said nothing; there was nothing to say. Kajika was right. She was afraid. Afraid and ready to run, just as she’d always done where Deuce and she were concerned.

After planting a kiss on Devin’s cheek and gathering up Ivy, Eva gave Kajika a small smile and headed outside.

Once she and Ivy were settled inside her truck, she called Deuce back.

He answered after only one ring. “Where you at?”

She swallowed hard. “Still at Kami’s.”

He cleared his throat, something he never did. He was hesitating. Her stomach dropping with dread, Eva held her breath and waited for what would come next.

“You headed home?”

“Do you really want me to?” she whispered.

“Yeah,” he said gruffly. “I do.”

Don’t be afraid, she reminded herself. Don’t be afraid. But she couldn’t help it. She was terrified of what might happen, but more so of what might not happen.

“Deuce—”

“Just do it, Eva. We gotta talk.”

Biting her lip, she looked out the window, across the beautifully manicured field that constituted Cox and Kami’s front yard. She couldn’t handle another failed attempt at being together. It would break her.

She took a deep breath. “Okay,” she whispered. She had barely gotten the word out before he hung up.

“Mama?”

Shoving her phone in her purse, she glanced over at her daughter. “Yeah, baby?”

“You sad?”

Eva swiped at the tears running down her cheeks.

“Just a little bit, baby,” she whispered, leaning over the bench seat to place a kiss on her daughter’s chubby, dimpled cheek, then ran her fingers through her tight blonde curls. “But mama’s gonna be okay. I promise.”

With a heavy sigh, she put the truck in gear and headed home.

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