A Lovely Obsession: The Complete Debt of Passion Duet by CoraLee June

Author:CoraLee June [June, CoraLee]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Published: 2020-05-29T16:00:00+00:00

ROE

He held me for a while. I traced lines along his strong forearms while simmering in silence. I reveled in the truth he offered while mourning our shared history. Mom told me that Dad died in a car accident while rushing to the hospital. I’d grown up thinking it was just a cruel twist of fate. I didn’t realize her best friend had a hand in killing him. No wonder she secluded herself from the world. She couldn’t trust anyone. I felt a new layer of pity for my mother.

Hunter’s obsession made sense. He had a toxic childhood. Although he didn’t explain much, I filled in the blanks. In the photo sent to me by Rosemary, he’d looked starved to death. He’d been abused, neglected, and forgotten. I hated my mother for not checking on him after Dad’s death. I knew my mother didn’t have the headspace to obsessively care about anyone else but the two of us, but it still made me sad to think that Hunter ended up in foster care. He was all alone. My heart desperately hurt for him.

Hunter wanted to right the wrongs of his parents and feel some control over his life. Maybe that’s why he was an assassin. It was kill or be killed in his world, and he’d seen firsthand how quickly he needed to pull the trigger to save himself.

My heart hurt for my father. I wished he’d never gone to their house. I wished he’d let the money be. There was no debt worth the cost of a life, in my opinion. It was just money. It was just a mistake. I was furious with his selfish mother.

“You know,” I began while sitting up. I’d been lying in his lap, the two of us sitting in silence on his leather couch as we absorbed everything. “You’ve already paid back the two grand, Hunter. I mean, I’m sure Mack isn’t cheap.”

Hunter breathed in. “It’s not just the money I owe,” he explained while running a hand through his hair. “In many ways, Lake was both the reason my mom was so fucked up and the reason I was finally free,” he explained. “He was the first guy she really loved. I was just the product of a one-night stand; she didn’t even know his name. But Lake? She would watch him. Follow him home. Mom worked at a flower shop with Mrs. Palmer. They both met Lake at the same time. Both flirted. Both asked for his number. They were all friends for a while, but he always loved your mom.” He cracked his knuckles before spitting out the last of his admission. “Mom got off the wagon when they started dating.”

I clenched my teeth. It wasn’t my dad’s fault he didn’t like her. No one should blame him in this scenario. I’d never say it out loud, but it sounded like Hunter’s mother was just a weak soul looking for an excuse for substance abuse.

“I know what you’re thinking, and you’re right.

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