The Neighbor's Secret (A Secret Billionaire Romance #1) by Kimberley Montpetit

Author:Kimberley Montpetit [Montpetit, Kimberley]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Amazon: B01MRK02VP
Goodreads: 33224544
Publisher: Spellbound Books
Published: 2016-12-02T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13

The next thirty minutes were spent maneuvering the car along winding cliff roads until they reached a flat outcropping and a place to park.

Even though it was Saturday, it was still early enough that not many people were there yet. An SUV was parked further down and Allie spotted an older man along the shoreline down below the cliffs, head bent while studying a tide pool. The cliffs rising from the ocean floor were stunning and the horizon mesmerizing. It had been too long since she’d seen the sea.

The wind was brisk, but not too wild when Allie climbed out of the car. Without any hesitation, Ethan took Allie’s hand in his firm, warm grip and they climbed down onto the golden sandy beach.

“I should have worn runners.” Quickly, Allie ripped off her sandals, letting the cool damp sand squish between her toes. “When I was a kid Dad used to bring me here on Sunday afternoons after church, just to get away for a little while when he could sense I was going stir-crazy.”

“You have a perceptive father,” Ethan said. He tucked her hand into the crook of his elbow and Allie found herself gripping his arm, hyper-aware of his solidness, his warmth, as well as his relaxed, confident demeanor.

Sean Carter was almost never calm. Never content to just be. Always talking, always planning, always restless, always on his mobile, sending texts, updating his calendar.

Several weeks of being away from Sean was giving Allie a new awareness of her life. And the awareness was unsettling, despite the pain he’d caused her and all those sleepless nights and crying jags.

“You okay?” Ethan’s voice was soft when he bent his face toward hers.

Allie stared at his profile. As if she were coming out of a dreamlike trance. They were facing the ocean now, the tide beginning to roll closer, but not threatening yet.

“You seem a million miles away,” he added.

She shook her head. “Just taking inventory of my life, such as it is.”

“It’s all going to be okay, Allie, I promise.”

“How can you make that kind of a promise?”

He shrugged. “Maybe I have the same intuition as your father. I just feel like you’re going to be alright. You’re stronger than you give yourself credit. Besides, it’s a gorgeous day and I get to be with a gorgeous woman for most of it.”

“Come on, Ethan, cut it out.” But Allie’s protest was feeble. This man honestly made her feel better, more tranquil and at peace. Right now, her worries seemed far away, and she couldn’t help liking the compliments, too. Sean hadn’t given her one in so long she couldn’t even remember the last time.

“I don’t mean to make you uncomfortable.”

“It’s not that exactly,” Allie tried to explain. “I’m just not used to it, I guess. Been awhile.”

Ethan’s eyes widened. “You were about to get married and you can’t remember the last time Sean complimented you—the woman he vowed to love and cherish forever?” He shook his head and Allie could tell he wanted to say more, but was trying to refrain.

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