Unwritten Rules (Filthy Florida Alphas Book 3) by Jordan Marie

Author:Jordan Marie [Marie, Jordan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-02-10T16:00:00+00:00

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Toi

“What’s going on?” I ask, but with my voice you can barely hear it over Desi’s crying.

“Can’t hear you, honey. Oh, that’s right, your voice is broken,” Cherry says and she smiles like she’s being friendly, but I see the spitefulness in her eyes.

“Toi’s not broken!” Desi argues, holding me closer, her little hands wrapped around me and linked at my neck. I pat her on the back and try to soothe her as best I can.

I ignore Cherry. There’s not much I can do about her, and she’s not my main concern anyhow. I focus on Harley—a very angry Harley. I hold out my hand to him, trying to get him to come to me. I can’t explain why, but I don’t like that Cherry is so close to him. Something about her just seems off and if it’s because I’m jealous? So be it. I still want Harley away from her.

Harley stubbornly remains where he is. He takes a stilted step toward me. Cherry slyly puts her hand on his shoulder and he instantly stills. I clear my throat.

“Come here, Harley,” I urge him. I see the indecision war inside of him and my heart breaks for the little boy. Whatever is going on is truly hurting him. I have a bad feeling that Cherry is at the root of it all. I have the strongest urge to scratch her eyeballs out. I hold out hope he’ll come to me, but when he doesn’t, I have to close my eyes at the pain it brings me. I may not know exactly what I feel for Marcum, but I love Desi and Harley. I love them like they’re my own kids and having him turn me away while he’s hurting drives a knife through my heart.

“Were you leaving?” Harley asks and at first, I don’t understand, then I feel a sick flush move over my body as his words hit home.

“Harley,” I start, but he doesn’t let me finish.

“Were you running away from here? Are you the reason my dad almost got hurt?” he asks, and the anger and pain on his face makes him appear so much older than his years. He looks like a mini-adult standing there and that makes me sadder. Kids Harley’s age should be innocent of the world and the tricks adults play. Tricks I’m sure Cherry is using—even if I can’t prove it.

“I told him you wouldn’t, Toi! I told him you wouldn’t just leave us like that! I told him Cherry was lying!” Desi cries.

My gaze snaps to Cherry, who is frowning at Desi. It’s quickly replaced with a look that I suppose is meant to resemble regret—It doesn’t quite make it.

“He overheard me talking to my father. I didn’t know he was around,” she says, and I want to throttle her. Instead, I try and focus on Harley and Desi.

“It’s not that simple, Harley,” I begin.

“You were going to leave us?” Desi says with tears in her eyes and her lip quivering.

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