Between Good and Evil by Jasmine Wylder

Author:Jasmine Wylder [Wylder, Jasmine]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-05-20T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

Early the next morning, Dane woke to his phone ringing. The number was private, so he ignored it, as was his habit. If it was someone wanting to hire him, they should go through his work number. Since only a handful of people knew his personal number, a private number was most likely a telemarketer of some sort, anyway.

He stretched and released a belch of smoke before swinging out of bed. He could use a little more shut-eye, but the day had started, and he needed to get at it. It was already nine in the morning—this was a late start after all. Keith would already be at school, and James and Patrick both would have gone to work.

Meandering out of his room, he grinned when he saw Rune sitting on the chair in the living room. Her long legs were folded beneath her, a book on her knee while she chewed on the nail of her little finger. She and his brothers had played board games so late into the night that he insisted that she sleep over. Patrick gave her his room, since he’d planned to spend the night with his boyfriend anyway, and Rune, yawning, had agreed.

Now, it was just the two of them here, all by themselves. And he felt like he was floating on helium. Like the floor was made of white, fluffy clouds. Walking on Sunshine came to his mind, and he had to grin. Normally he didn’t like that song, but he had to admit it was exactly how he felt at the moment. His whole body felt a hundred times lighter than it had ever done before.

“Morning,” he greeted as he circled the couch. “How did you sleep?”

She ignored him, or didn’t hear, as she turned the page of her book.

“Rune?”

Still nothing.

Dane crossed the room and touched her shoulder. She screamed, the book flying halfway across the room as she jumped. Dane jumped as well, not expecting that. Then he burst into laughter. Rune’s face went red as she collected the book.

“Sorry, I guess I didn’t notice you.”

“I just said good morning, asked you how you slept and called your name,” Dane teased.

“Hey, this is a good book.” Rune found her page and slid the bookmark in before she set it aside. “I slept fine, and good morning to you, too. What would you like for breakfast?”

He settled down, still chuckling. “IHOP sounds good. Don’t you think?”

Rune nodded. “Yeah. Only I look a mess and don’t have any clean clothes to change into. Can we order in? Does IHOP deliver?”

“Don’t know.” Dane considered her for a minute. It had been his greatest fear that she would learn about Carl Mainsburg. It was his greatest secret. Any other woman, and he knew it would have torn them apart. She had not only known about him, but she had also frankly forgiven him. How could anybody be that generous? He shook his head, remembering his fears about her, setting him up against Isaac.

How wrong he had been.

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