Clinging to Rapture by Megan D. Martin

Author:Megan D. Martin [Martin, Megan D.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3, mobi
Tags: Literature & Fiction, Romance, Contemporary
Amazon: B00M4JUYWE
Goodreads: 20703324
Publisher: Megan D. Martin
Published: 2014-07-24T04:00:00+00:00

THIRTEEN.

It was a little after midnight when I shut the front door of Cole’s house behind Mandi. The door made a soft thud and then the locks clicked into place as I pushed them down. I smiled to myself. I’d spent the day with her and Gran and I could honestly say it was one of the best days I’d had in a long time. I hadn’t laughed so much in my whole life, of that I was certain.

“Have a nice time playing house with your trailer trash family?”

I whirled around meeting Elaine’s gaze head-on. She stood at the bottom of the stairs, her dark hair in a ponytail, a sheer nightgown hugged her petite form. She was the complete opposite of me, like some dark exotic beauty, where I was light. Her body was small, not an ounce of fat on her. I was certain my ass weighed nearly as much as her whole body.

“We had fun.” I wasn’t going to let her shit on my good day. I wouldn’t let her ruin it for me.

She took a couple steps toward me. “Don’t get used to it.”

I frowned. “Don’t get used to what, seeing my family? My friend?”

She snorted. “Don’t get used to seeing them here, playing house. Cole just feels sorry for you. He has a big heart. It’s why I love him.”

Her words ate at me. No, don’t entertain her. Choosing not to answer, I moved past her.

“Dumb bitch,” she muttered.

I spun on my heel. “Why do you hate me? I haven’t done anything to you. Not even the night we met.”

She raised her chin arrogantly. “Hate you? I don’t even have time to consider you. You’re beneath me. Your presence is like that of an irritating insect.” She put her hands on her tiny waist. “Why Cole bothers with a charity case like you, a whore,” she spit the word, “is beyond me.”

A sarcastic smile broke across my lips. “Maybe you should ask him that. In fact, instead of being a bitch to me, maybe you should take your problems up with him. He’s your fiancé. Not me. I didn’t ask to be brought here to deal with your nasty attitude.”

I whirled back around and stomped up the stairs.

“Just remember, Julia. He’s going to bed with me tonight and every night after this. He may have wanted you for a little while, but that’s over now. He’ll always come back to me.”

She knows about what happened between Cole and I before? Who was I kidding, of course she knew. It all made sense.

I didn’t stop my movement up the plush white stairs. I didn’t want her to see how deeply her words wounded me. How much it hurt to think about them going to bed together, about Cole pulling that silky nightgown from her body. It made my stomach churn.

“Be careful,” Elaine said quietly just as I reached the top of the stairs. The words made me stop. I turned my head. She stood at the bottom looking up at me, an expression of utter hatred draped across her face.

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