Ronan (The Protectors Series) Book #12 by Gabelman Teresa

Author:Gabelman, Teresa [Gabelman, Teresa]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Indie Digital Publishing
Published: 2018-07-29T16:00:00+00:00

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His words hit a place inside her that she didn’t even know existed. The walls built around her heart, her soul crumbled. No one other than her sister had ever believed in her, ever. But no one had ever had that chance. And honestly, she was about to divert the conversation because she was terrified of disappointing him. Believing in her could be his downfall; loving her definitely was.

“So you have a soft spot for Steve because of what he’s been through?” Kira hoped her diversion worked because talking about herself was against everything she was brought up to do. Stay quiet, don’t stand out, blend in and never open yourself up. Yep, that was her life in a nutshell.

Ronan stared at her for a long minute. “The kid’s a pain in my ass most days, but he has a good heart. He tries harder than anyone I’ve ever known. My dad would have taken to him in a heartbeat.”

“Would he have given him a hug?” Kira teased, hoping they could finish this conversation because she knew it was going to come back to her.

“Probably.” He grinned, then looked toward Steve who was still on the phone. “Good attempt to distract me. Now, how about you? Tell me something.”

“Wait, I have one more question for you.” Kira frowned, begging her sister to hurry the hell up and interrupt them.

“One more and then I get to ask the questions.” He cocked his eyebrow as if waiting for her agreement.

“Fine.” She sighed, then wondered if her next question might be too personal, but decided to ask anyway. “Did your dad know you were turned?”

“He did.” Again, Ronan answered right away. “I stayed away for as long as I could, then one day I couldn’t take it anymore. I was twenty-seven years old. I always kept an eye on things from afar, but seeing the home my dad and I built slowly deteriorate, I went back.”

Ronan looked away from her and gazed over her head. She knew he was thinking of the past and gave him time to finish. The sadness she saw in his golden eyes clinched at her gut, wishing she could pull the question back.

“I don’t remember what happened, how I was turned,” Ronan began, his eyes still gazing over her head. “I woke up with a thirst for blood and fangs, no memory of how it happened. I stayed away from my father and friends, but was always in the background watching. Once I knew I had my hunger under control, I went back. My father was sick but welcomed me home. I stayed, ran the ranch until the day he died, then I walked away, leaving it to a man who my father practically raised when he was a homeless kid, and he found stealing a loaf of bread. He promised that once it was his time to go, he would return the favor to another who needed a helping hand.”

His story touched her heart, and she swallowed hard.

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