Secured Secret by Charity Parkerson

Author:Charity Parkerson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romantic Suspense
Publisher: Punk & Sissy Publications
Published: 2014-01-21T23:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FOUR

A part of him had always known, Shannon realized. He couldn’t so much as think about another woman since seeing her inside the grocery store after she held him for questioning for hours that same day. Still, his brain felt numb as he went in search of Bob. The inside of Smith Brother’s fight club was dead at this time of day, but he knew Bob would be there.

He found him in the last training room beating the shit out of one of the many bags. Shannon knew from the amount of sweat covering his body that Bob had been at it for a while. Leaning against a nearby wall, Shannon pitched his voice to be heard over the sound of fists pounding. “I think I’ve made a grave miscalculation.”

Bob froze, his chest heaving as he held the bag still. “I know.”

“You do?” Shannon asked incredulous.

“Yep, you forgot to factor your love for Genie into the equation.”

“You knew all this already?”

Bob shrugged. “So did Weave. You were making such an ass of yourself following her into that grocery store even though you didn’t need to buy anything that it was pretty obvious.”

Shannon couldn’t help the feeling of annoyance that rose in his chest. “You mean to tell me that Weave knew this all along and he still moved in on her?”

“Shannon, you’re a good person.”

“Thank you,” Shannon said automatically, not understanding what that could possibly have to do with anything, but it felt good to hear it.

“That wasn’t a compliment,” Bob said with a small smile. “Because it makes you a blind fool.”

“Well then, never mind. Scratch that thank you and replace it with a fuck you.”

Bob snorted. “Weave knew you were falling for Genie. He just didn’t give a shit. He doesn’t give a shit about anything anymore. Least of all himself. It’s easy not to when you’re completely numb to it all.”

“I thought he stopped drinking?”

“He did, but why do you think he quit fighting in your dad’s program?”

“Because of that kid,” he answered with a shrug.

Bob shook his head sadly. “He couldn’t pass the drug test, Shannon.”

“What?” The question fell from his numb lips even though he knew it was a stupid one. He couldn’t help but hope that if only he asked, the answer would be different. Bob dropped his gaze to the floor, taking away the last of Shannon’s hope that it was a terrible lie. “But he comes to work every day. He shows up for every assignment. He’s never let us down.”

Bob lifted his eyes back to Shannon’s and the bleakness he saw was almost too much. “A functioning addict is still an addict, Shannon. He’s my brother. More than that, he’s my twin, and there is not a goddamn thing I can do to help him. Neither can you. You have to grab what happiness you can without worrying about anyone else,” once again, he shook his head sadly. “Sometimes you got to cut a man loose before they drag you under.

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