War Wounded (The War Trilogy #2.5) by Large Andria

Author:Large, Andria [Large, Andria]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Andria Large
Published: 2015-08-18T07:00:00+00:00

~ Duke ~

The door swings open and Jade is standing there, her face a mask of concern. She pulls Arianna through the door and into a tight hug. After a little bit of fussing, Arianna finally gets away and goes to take a shower. Jade ushers me into the kitchen where she grabs me a glass of water and demands that I sit at the table. I’m not in the mood to argue, so I do as she says.

“Is she really okay?” Jade asks.

I sigh. “Physically? Yes. Emotionally, not so much.”

Jade frowns. “That shop was everything to her.”

I nod. There’s really nothing to say to that. I know how much that shop meant to her. She wouldn’t have risked her life to save it if it weren’t important to her.

I take a sip of water. I can feel Jade looking at me, so I glance over at her. “What?”

“She really likes you, you know,” she says.

I shift uncomfortably in my chair. “Did, uh…did she say that?” I ask quietly.

Jade gives me a quizzical smile. “Is a big tough guy like you actually self-conscious about a girl?”

I give her a dirty look. “I’ve had many issues with women, so I have a hard time with this shit, fuck you very much.”

Jade chuckles. “Well that explains a lot. And no, she hasn’t come right out and said it, but I can tell. She’s been moping around for the past few days because you haven’t called. She might say she doesn’t care, that she knew it was most likely a one-time thing, but I know her too well. She wants more with you.”

“I’m not going to lie, I really like Arianna. I mean a lot. More that I should for only knowing her a few weeks, but I can’t offer her what she wants. She still wants to get married eventually. She wants that white picket fence and the happily ever after. I’m not that guy.”

Jade’s stare is all too knowing and it’s making me fidget. “Aren’t you?”

“No, I’m not. I’ve done the whole marriage thing, twice. I’m not doing it again. The most I can give her is a long term relationship…maybe…I don’t even know if I can handle that.” I sigh.

“You will if someone’s worth it,” Jade says with a confidence that I don’t have.

“I’m too messed up in the love department. She deserves better than me,” I reply dejectedly.

“That’s not true. Can you not see how great of a guy you are? You found out the truth and saved Arianna for marrying that dick, Kyle. She told me how you took her on a carriage ride. You also ice skated with her, and danced in the snow, just to make her happy because she was upset about the break up. You saved her from a fire and stayed with her at the hospital. Now you’re going to take her out - again - to make her feel better. Come on, Duke, give yourself some credit. You’re a better man than you think you are.

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