Wicked and Worshipped (One-Mile & Brea by Shayla Black

Author:Shayla Black [Black, Shayla]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Shelley Bradley LLC

Chapter Two

Thursday, November 13

Brea sat across the dinner table from her father, uncomfortably aware of his probing stare. “More mashed potatoes, Daddy?”

“You finish up the last few spoonfuls. I think you need it.”

“I’m fine.” She tried to keep calm, but Daddy had been asking gently loaded questions for the last few minutes and she was desperate to change the subject. “Tell me how Tom’s new youth group is doing. Last time I had two minutes to rub together, he was really just getting it going. There seemed to be a lot of enthusiasm—”

“It’s fine, and right now that’s not my concern. We haven’t spoken much since the morning you agreed to stop seeing that man. Has he contacted you?”

Daddy didn’t mean to rub at her sore spot, but even thinking about Pierce made her ache. “No.”

“Do you regret your decision?”

If Pierce had come home from his last-minute mission, adequately explained why he’d killed his father, embraced their coming baby, and vowed to love her for the rest of her life, Daddy would still have pressured her to give him up. But she would have refused for the man she loved.

Instead, except for that blistering kiss, Pierce hadn’t been able to get away from her fast enough. And since then, he hadn’t given her any indication that he’d missed her one bit.

Brea tried to tell herself that she was better off without him. Her heart wasn’t listening.

“No.”

With Cutter gone to California babysitting some starlet these past four days, she hadn’t heard any secondhand news about what Pierce was doing at work or whether he’d asked about her. Whatever Cutter was up against in La La Land must be intense because it was unlike him not to text or call for days.

“Brea? Did you hear what I asked?”

She hadn’t. “I’m sorry. Would you mind repeating it?”

“I asked if you’re still in love with him.”

Even if Pierce didn’t love her; that’s what Daddy meant. Of course she did, but that’s not what he wanted to hear. “It doesn’t matter. He’s gone and I doubt he’s coming back, so you got your wish.”

Regret crossed her father’s face. “I never wanted you to be brokenhearted, just for you to see this man as he really is.”

“Can we talk about something else?” Or she would get angry at how little Daddy understood her. Pierce’s feelings not being genuine didn’t make hers less real. She’d heal…eventually. But she was too raw for this conversation. “How’s the prep for the Thanksgiving feast at the church going and what can I do to help?”

“It’s fine, and I don’t need you to do anything. Jennifer has things under control.”

Brea reared back. “Jennifer? I’ve organized that every year since—”

“You were twelve, yes. But this year when the planning started, you seemed distracted.” He frowned. “Honestly, I’m glad your last appointment this evening cancelled so we could talk. I’m worried about you.”

She tried not to freeze up. “Other than being upset, I’m fine.”

“Are you sure? You’re looking awfully pale these days.”

“Not surprising. My summer tan has definitely faded,” she quipped.

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