“No way,” I snarl.
He steps up in front of me and stops me. “I fucking told you! I’m sorry I hurt you.”
I stare at him. “How dare you! It’s too late, it’s too late. You can’t… it’s—”
“I know. I still wish it hadn’t happened. Let me hold her.”
“No!”
“Kerry, I’m her father.”
“Father? You’re… you’re nothing, you’re nothing but a… a… sperm donor!” I can barely talk because I’m so cold. And I’m angry again. I’m always angry it seems. It has engraved itself into my very soul, fear, anger, hurt.
His eyes glint in the dark. “That’s low. That’s really fuckin’ low. I’ve changed… I’m not the same man I was before.”
“Low! Who’s low? You can’t just come here, pry into our lives once more, and take, take, take. And changed? Bullshit! Why did you have to destroy my car? I hate you!”
He looks at me, his lips a thin line. “I can’t blame you.”
“I wish I’d never met you,” I pant as I fight on forward, step by step, pushing down the sobs that wrack my chest.
He’s quiet after that and we struggle side by side until we get back, his presence scorching my whole being. With every step I take closer to my ‘home’, it feels more and more like I’m on my way to prison. Sentenced to life.
Life with him.
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The End
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Redemption continues in book two, Absolution.
Acknowledgement
Thank you, my wonderful readers, especially all you wonderful people in my Facebook group, Martin’s Misfits! By loving my Russo world, and my words, you encourage me every day to keep writing.
Thank you to my critique partners and my beta readers. You know who you are.
Thank you, my brilliant editor Sandra Havro, you rock, and thank you, Eris Adderly for the wonderful cover! I think we finally found our Christian and Kerry.
Nicolina Martin
Nicolina Martin is a Swedish born author who escapes the long, dark winter nights by writing hot contemporary romance/suspense. She’s a mother of three teenage girls, a medical doctor, a quirky loner, and a social human being. She has traveled the globe, has loved and hated, succeeded and failed, has gone through marriage and divorce. She has seen darkness and despair, as well as light and happiness. All these experiences, she pours into her stories, taking her readers for a wild ride, while twisting their minds. She loves showing that stories can be different even if the trope is the same.
Nicolina believes that life is too short for regrets and in looking forward, no matter what. She wants to enjoy every moment, and cherish life.
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Don’t miss these exciting titles by Nicolina Martin and Blushing Books!
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Individual Titles:
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The Russo Saga:
Heat - Book One
Ruin - Book Two
Shame - Book Three
The Savage Duet:
Redemption - Book One
Absolution - Book Two (Available August 2019)
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