Tattoo by Cambria Hebert

Author:Cambria Hebert [Hebert, Cambria]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Literature & Fiction, Romance, Contemporary, New Adult & College, Romantic Suspense, Mystery & Suspense, Suspense
Amazon: B00IWCS99W
Barnesnoble: B00IWCS99W
Goodreads: 20897861
Publisher: Cambria Hebert
Published: 2014-03-08T05:00:00+00:00

14

Taylor

My father left early, and as soon as I got out of bed, I told his housekeeper she could take the day off. I didn’t want or need a babysitter.

Time alone sounded pretty nice, though. People were hovering around me since I was admitted in the hospital. My father, the nurses, the doctor, the police officer at the door. I was constantly surrounded. Sometimes I went into the bathroom just to hide. All these people… and not one of them were who I really wanted. After Brody left that night, he hadn’t been back. I understood he had work to do and a life of his own, but every time the door to my room opened, my heart would leap, hoping it was him. And when it wasn’t, disappointment burned the back of my throat.

Was it possible to become attached to someone through a life-altering situation? Was it possible to develop real feelings for someone under circumstances of duress? Or was Brody just someone whose memory would fade over time?

The thought scared me. I barely knew him, but I wanted the chance to change that.

My entire body was like one giant ache as I moved through the rooms of my father’s too-big house, not really looking at anything, but just moving, just trying to work out some of the soreness.

Of course, this wasn’t like a pulled muscle. This wasn’t like I ran one too many miles at the gym the day before. I couldn’t just walk off the soreness of being shot and almost killed. I wasn’t sleeping well because I was plagued with dreams of gunfire, money, and basements without windows.

It would take time for some of my fear to wear away. I understood that and I was okay with it. But a little bit of peace might be nice.

What I needed was a soak in a warm bath. Reversing my path through the house, I walked toward the stairs and on my way through the entryway, someone knocked on the door. I froze, my foot on the bottom step, as I wondered who it could be.

Fear skittered up my spine as I imagined the worst. It was probably Snake, who somehow evaded the police and could be anywhere by now. Get real, I admonished myself. It wasn’t as if he would walk up to my door in broad daylight and knock.

Knock, knock.

Who’s there?

I’ve come to finish what I started.

I shook my head of the silly, far-fetched thought while I backtracked to the door. “Who is it?” I called out. I might be acting paranoid, but it was better safe than sorry.

“It’s Brody.” His voice was like a warm breeze on a cold day. Unexpected but entirely welcome.

I yanked open the door, sunshine climbing across the floor and warming my chilly toes. But I didn’t notice the heat or the sun. I didn’t notice the blue sky behind him or anything else that might be out there. He was all I saw. He commanded my attention like a bolt of lightning across a dark and stormy sky.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.