Unraveled by Marie Johnston

Author:Marie Johnston [Johnston, Marie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Marie Johnston

Flynn

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I needed a drink, but I couldn’t do anything that’d take me away from Tilly. “I can’t believe you went through all that. How did I not know?”

She rolled her eyes at me.

Yeah, I deserved that look. I’d thought of her as nothing more than Crazy J, had wanted her to walk away and leave me in peace. Asking about her life hadn’t occurred to me then, and I’d been avoiding asking the past week. Tilly was a drug. I wanted more and more and more until her absence would leave me shaking with need. Work on Monday would’ve been hard enough after the week with Tilly, but I would’ve pushed through, trying to forget her.

As if I could ever forget her.

I patted the spot next to me, staring her down until she trudged to the bed and plopped beside me.

“I’m sorry.” When was the last time I’d apologized to anyone? It certainly wasn’t because I was perfect. In my business, admitting I’d done something wrong threatened my future. I worked tirelessly to make sure I didn’t have to apologize. And as for personal relationships… I didn’t see Wes and Mara enough. “I’m sorry I didn’t know everything you’ve been through.”

“No one does,” she said quietly. “Only my parents know. I’m sure in their story, I’m the villain.”

“You were a kid!” I knew the feeling all too well. In my mom’s eyes, I’d morphed into the villain over time. Everything was my fault in the story of Mom.

“No.” She twisted her hands in her lap. “I never had the chance to be a kid.”

“Is that why you work with them? Children?”

“Probably. I love their innocence and their energy and the challenge of working to get through to them, finding the way they each learn best.” A slow smile spread across her face and she turned to prop a knee beside me. “I started my own tutoring business, and someday, I want to expand my business, like get a building, have some staff.” Her grin broadened and she spread her hands wide. “A place specializing in alternative learning. I’ve been coming up with ways to raise funds, find sponsors, and offer scholarships. Sadly, the lessons cost a family a fortune. Worth every penny, but it’s hard to find the pennies, even when they know how much it’d benefit their kid.”

“You’re unreal.” In so many ways. How far out of my league could she get? In my career, I wanted to build the finest product I could, and my products happened to be businesses. I’d aspired to get in with the movers and shakers of the city, the ones with enough power, money, and influence to build banks, office plazas, and strip malls. Once Flynn Halstengard was the go-to name for high-end construction, the guy to pay top dollar for, I might finally be able to distance myself from Flynn Halstengard, the kid who let his sister almost drown and failed to help his mom.

Tilly playfully shoved at my chest. “You make me sound like I’m a superhero.

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