Because of Him: A Christian Romance (New Hope Falls Book 2) by Kimberly Rae Jordan

Author:Kimberly Rae Jordan [Jordan, Kimberly Rae]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Three Strand Press
Published: 2019-12-25T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

The next day after her morning class had finished and everyone had left, Cara went into her office and sank down on her chair. She checked her phone to see if any messages had come in during the class. Seeing none, she frowned. Though Doug didn’t have a set time to send her an update each day, usually by lunchtime, she would have received something from him.

Worry settled in her stomach as she set her phone down and tried to focus on the website’s calendar on her screen that she needed to update with the class cancellations for later that week. Having the calendar on her website was one way to keep people informed on the schedule of classes, and she’d also send an email to the ones who preferred to hear that way.

When Kieran appeared in her office door with a bag of food from Norma’s, the worry eased a bit. His presence was a reminder that when the call did come, she wouldn’t be alone. He set the bag down on the desk, then bent to give her a lingering kiss.

“Is your day going good so far?” he asked as he took the chair across from her.

“It is,” she told him. “And it’s even better now.”

Kieran grinned at her. “Yep. Same for me.”

As they ate, he talked about the meeting he’d had with Eli when he’d shown up to at the station. It wasn’t a big surprise that Eli wanted more information about the body that had been found.

They’d just finished eating when Cara’s phone rang. She picked it up and glanced at the screen, assuming it was going to be one of the women from her classes. The name she saw there made her heart pound with dread, robbing her of breath and making her dizzy.

“Cara?” Kieran’s voice came from a distance.

“I need to take this.” She got up and rounded the desk, tapping the screen as she walked on shaking legs to the dance room. Leaning against the wall, she swallowed hard. “Hello?”

Her voice came out thin and reedy, and the blood whooshing in her ears made it almost impossible to hear the series of words that Doug uttered to confirm that he wasn’t speaking to her under duress.

“Cara?” he said when she didn’t respond. “Are you there?”

“I’m here,” she whispered, then recited her own set of words, knowing he wouldn’t talk with her until she did. “Is he…? Is he…?”

“No, he’s not, but he’s not doing well. I know you were planning to come this weekend, but if you could come sooner, I think you should.”

Cara turned to face the mirrored wall and rested her forehead against the smooth, cold surface. She pounded her fist once against the mirror, then left it there as she tried to breathe. How come it was so hard? She’d known this was coming. Had resigned herself to the fact that her goodbye on her previous visit might be her last one.

She should have been prepared for this, but she wasn’t.

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