One word. Stay.
It was all he had to do. Instead, he got on that bus and took my heart with him.
That was seventeen years ago.
I moved on. Marriage. Kids. White picket fence. Everything I ever wanted, but my husband betrayed me and I was left once again.
Alone, penniless, and with two boys, I had no choice but to return to Tennessee. He wasn’t supposed to be there. I should’ve been safe. However, fate has a way of stepping in.
This time around, the tables are turned. It’s my decision. Second chances do exist, but I don’t know if we can repair what’s already been broken . . .
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EXCERPT:
“Hey.” Zach peers
at me as I shake off my thoughts. “I figured you’d be asleep.” He climbs the
steps slowly as I get to my feet.
“I figured you’d
be gone.”
I walk toward him,
unsure of why he’s here. “I left for a bit, but wanted to come check on you.”
“Oh.”
He snickers. “I
couldn’t sleep.”
“Me either.” He’s
close enough that I can smell his cologne. Even after a long night, being in
the woods, he smells like home.
I take another
step.
Then another.
I’m so close I
have to tilt my head to look into his eyes.
I breathe him in,
feel his heat, and I can’t stop myself. I want him. I need him. I grip his neck and yank his mouth to mine. I kiss him. I
kiss him and give in to everything I’ve been feeling. He doesn’t waste a
second. His arms wrap around me, holding my body against his. My fingers grip
his neck, keeping him exactly where I need him. This kiss is frantic, but God
it feels good.
Corinne Michaels is the USA Today and Wall Street Journal Bestselling author of The Salvation Series (Beloved, Beholden, Consolation, Conviction & Defenseless). She's an emotional, witty, sarcastic, and fun loving mom of two beautiful children. Corinne is happily married to the man of her dreams and is a former Navy wife. After spending months away from her husband while he was deployed, reading and writing was her escape from the loneliness.
Both her maternal and paternal grandmothers were librarians, which only intensified her love of reading. After years of writing short stories, she couldn't ignore the call to finish her debut novel, Beloved. Her alpha heroes are broken, beautiful, and will steal your heart.
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