Blade by Harbin Mandy

Author:Harbin, Mandy
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Mandolin Park
Published: 2020-05-18T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

Blade knew he was in deep shit.

Ever since the afternoon he bolted and left Anna Sue home with his mother, she’d been distant with him, and he had a feeling it had nothing to do with his mother’s impromptu bridal session. Although, he’d love to have been a fly on the wall watching how uncomfortable she got trying on dresses, but he had a feeling that would’ve just added to her irritation with him.

He wasn’t sure if it was something he did or said or if maybe Anna had reached her fill of lying to his family. He’d stayed by her side most of the time, trying to make it easier. The only time he left was when he went into town to talk to his sometimes lawyer about past transactions the development company looking into buying his family land had already completed, hoping to find clues based on the areas they were focusing on.

And he hadn’t taken her for a very specific reason. His past.

Colton Cormier wasn’t just a real estate lawyer. He’d also been a close friend of Blade’s growing up. He, along with Mason Showalter, ran around with Blade and his cousins all the time. Colton played football with Justin, but also loved video games like Lauren. All four of them loved to hunt and fish. Blade and Colton had confided in each other a lot over those early years, and there was a time Blade trusted him with just about everything. The one thing he’d never told Colton was what really happened to Jeremiah. Hinting at it with Anna was the closest he’d ever gotten to telling anyone.

When Colton decided to go to law school, Blade was relieved he’d never confided in him about that night. And then when Colton went to work for Jeremiah’s father, Fletcher Ward, he was even more grateful he never spilled the beans. Not that he blamed the guy for going to work for that man. Mr. Ward had the largest practice in several surrounding parishes and employed a lot of associates and partners, specializing in just about every area of the law. It wasn’t as if there were many other professional options for Colton outside of private practice, which he’d just end up competing against the powerhouse firm. Honestly, Blade didn’t expect Colton and Mr. Ward to have any relationship beyond a cordial, professional one. Hell, the old man probably didn’t even know Colton’s name, but it would be stupid of Blade not to expect the worst. They lost touch over the years, so there was no way for Blade to know how much time Colton spent around Mr. Ward, a powerfully persuasive man. Unless he felt confident that Colton’s loyalty hadn’t shifted, Blade didn’t want to bring him around Anna. For all he knew, Colton had started believing Mr. Ward’s version of events…which were much closer to the truth than Blade’s. He needed the guy’s real estate expertise, but he didn’t have to bridge that gap between his past and his present to get it.

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