WIld Mistake: A best friend's little sister forbidden romance by Kim Loraine

Author:Kim Loraine [Loraine, KIm]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-07-21T18:30:00+00:00

12

Luke

The day passed painfully slowly, every minute ticking by at a snail's pace. I should've insisted on joining her on the tour. I was fine. My leg still stung a little, sure, but I was fine—aside from being tired from lack of sleep and frustrated as hell that I'd fallen for her. Shit. Fallen didn’t even cover it. She had me completely addicted to her, craving her like she was the only thing that would ever make me feel good.

The phone in the room rang, the sound making me jump as it pulled me from my thoughts. Fear gripped me. The only person who knew I was here in this resort was Mackenzie. What if something happened while she was gone? Shit. I knew I should've gone with her.

“Hello?” I said, breathless as I answered.

“Luke, you're not answering your cell.” Sutton's voice was rough on the other end of the line.

“What's going on?”

“It's Dad. He's . . . well, he's dead.”

All the air left my lungs. “What?”

“He had a heart attack. Mav found him out by the pond.” Sutton had to clear his throat before he could continue. “He said it looked like Dad had been gone a while.”

“Jesus,” I whispered.

“We need you to cut your trip short. Come home.”

“Yeah. Yeah, of course.”

“There's a lot to talk about. Plans we've gotta make.”

I gritted my teeth. “I said, yes, didn't I?” Sutton didn't deserve my anger, but everything was happening all at once. Going home meant losing Mackenzie before I had the chance to really make her mine. It meant dealing with lawyers and Dad's will and figuring out how to process the grief I knew would hit me sooner or later. Our father might've been the world's biggest asshole, but he was still our dad. I had some good memories with him, more than Mav or Sutton.

“I'll be there in the morning.”

“Sure. I'll arrange the jet for you.”

“Thanks, Sutton. I . . . fuck, I'm sorry I wasn't there.”

“It's okay. None of us could've known. Mav found heart meds in his desk. He'd been keeping it quiet, but it's the kind of stuff they use to treat congestive heart failure.”

“Stubborn asshole. Why wouldn't he tell us?”

“He never liked to appear weak.”

“No, he sure as hell didn’t.”

“See you in the morning?”

“If not before.”

We hung up, and I set about packing. I tried to push aside the anger churning in my gut. He hadn’t even told us. We could’ve been prepared, helped him, given him more of a chance to make amends. It hit me like a ton of bricks. Everything made sense now. Last year, he turned around; his whole attitude on life became focused on making up for his mistakes. I thought it was because of the close call he’d had in the chopper. But really, it was this. He knew he didn’t have long.

“Hey, where’s the fire?” Mackenzie caught me off guard, her sweet voice exactly what I wanted to hear. Turning my gaze to where she stood in the doorway, I fought the confusing wave of pain and longing and chose to drink her in.

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