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Оглавление“Do I scare you?” Drake asked.
“A little,” Marly murmured. “But it’s nothing you did. It’s just … There’s a lot of stuff I’m working through,” she told him. “Sometimes it hits me harder than others.”
Drake knew all too well about painful memories creeping up at random times, cutting you off at the knees when you least expected it. But he’d learned to conquer those demons when they threatened him. He was stronger than he’d been a year ago, and he wanted to help Marly build on her strength.
“I’m a pretty good listener,” he said.
Drake stepped closer, fully aware that he was teetering on a thin line with her emotions. But that damn pull between them crackled in the air, making him want to hold her, to offer some sort of comfort.
“Sometimes it only looks like there’s no hope,” he told her. “Trust me.”
Damp eyes came up to meet his and the punch to the gut was swift and unexpected.
The St. Johns of Stonerock: Three rebellious brothers come home to stay.
