When Solomon Sings by Kendra Norman-Bellamy

Author:Kendra Norman-Bellamy
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kensington
Published: 2012-01-10T16:00:00+00:00

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Two weeks had passed since Neil had discovered the jaw-dropping paperwork in CJ’s office, and every day since the find, he had stared at the shabbily scribbled words, trying to make a decision on what to do next. Neil felt like a common thief, and rightfully so. He had left his best friend’s home with the unauthorized note tucked away in the back of the folder that he had actually gone there to pick up. Every time his phone rang and he saw CJ’s name on the caller ID, he wondered if his crime had been uncovered. When CJ asked him to stop by his office before leaving church last Sunday, Neil was sweating bullets. All CJ wanted to do was invite him and Shaylynn to dinner. The guilt he felt wouldn’t even allow Neil to accept the kind gesture, but as overwhelming as the guilt was, it wasn’t enough to make Neil return the stolen evidence.

“Borrowed ... not stolen.” Neil had been saying that aloud almost every time the thought entered his head. “It’s not stealing as long as I take it back. Which I will. Once I’m done doing ... whatever I’m gonna do with it. I’m just borrowing it.” If he said it enough, maybe he’d be able to convince himself. After all, it couldn’t be all bad. God had led him to this paperwork. He must have. There was just no other explanation. It was only after Neil had prayed for a way to break Emmett’s spell on Shaylynn that this information virtually fell into his lap. It was too much to be coincidental. God’s hands were all over this.

Drug laundering ... prostitution ... you name it ... was unfaithful to his wife during entire marriage. . . loved call girls ... bought women like most men bought suits ... dirty politics ... paid by drug lords ...

The words that Neil stared at were haunting him. “Emmett was scandalous. A liar, a cheat, and a common criminal.” In his dreams, saying such words was a lot more satisfying than doing so in real life. Neil had longed for this chance; the chance to shatter Shaylynn’s image of a perfect man; a man who was the only barrier to her giving him her entire heart. But now that he had all the ammunition that he needed in order to smash the image into smithereens, Neil felt caught between a rock and a hard place. He pulled a peppermint from the dish on his desk, opened the wrapper, and popped the candy in his mouth without once breaking his thoughts.

Whether he outright revealed this newfound information to Shaylynn, or somehow figured out a cunning way to feed it to her without her knowing it was coming from him, the woman he loved would be devastated. And as badly as Neil wanted to put Emmett Ford to rest once and for all, the last thing he wanted was to break Shaylynn’s heart. He just wanted to break the attachment her heart had to this man.

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