Wrath's Patience (Seven Deadly Sins Book 3) by R.A. Pollard

Author:R.A. Pollard [Pollard, R.A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: R.A. Pollard Publishing
Published: 2017-11-17T18:30:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR

“Layla, sweetie. I was in town, thought I would come and see you and, you know, my daughter.” His voice, god, had his voice always been so nasally and whiney?

“One—I’m not your anything, least of all your sweetie. Two—you don’t have a daughter, remember? I believe the last thing you told me before your ass vanished into the sunset was maybe it would be best if I ‘took care of it.’ Am I getting that right?” Years of pain and anger just came spilling out of her. The wind rushed past the man before her, almost taking him off his feet. His hand shot out to the doorframe, preventing him from falling—and didn’t that just annoy her.

Layla had never had the chance to tell him how she felt before he had hopped into his car and vanished from the town, leaving her pregnant and pretty much a laughingstock. It took years before people started talking to her again, for them to realize what a good mother she was, and what a wonderful child her daughter was becoming. She did not believe for one millisecond that he was just “in town” and wanted to see her.

“I was young, Layla. I made a mistake. I’m sorry, okay?” He stepped back from the door, putting his hands up in surrender. She moved forward, backing his ass up to the edge of the porch. He looked a lot less arrogant and cocky right now, his eyes wide as he faced off against a seriously pissed off ex-girlfriend whom he had left with a bun in the oven. The fact the trees were groaning in the wind and his long coat was being whipped around him while she remained untouched seemed lost on him.

“You were young? You were young! And what was I? You left me, you asshole; jumped in your car and didn’t look back. For what? Your football career? Fat lot of good that did you. Blew out your shoulder from what I heard. Karma is a bitch, isn’t it?” Okay, even she admitted that was a bit below the belt, but damn, it felt good to get it out. Still, she hated that guilt bit at her at the pain she saw pull at his eyes.

“You’re right, Layla. I didn’t think about you when I left. I was thinking about me. Would it help if I told you I regret it? Regret not being a part of your lives?” That small part of herself that had once loved this man wanted to believe him. But she was no longer a lovesick school girl following him around. She was a woman who raised a wonderful child without him.

He was saying all the right things, all the things she had at one time longed to hear. Problem was, she no longer needed him in her life, and she certainly didn’t want him in Annabelle’s. Not now, when she had just found Tan, and Annabelle had picked him to be her new father. Everything just seemed too perfect—his words, him showing up now, after all this time.

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