Big Bad John (Bigger in Texas Series)
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Michael stepped away from her, looking at her as if she were a stranger. “If you decide to pay your debt, you know where I am. And that’s the sad truth of it, isn’t it?” His chuckle was raw. “You’ve always known. If any part of the Marley I knew is in there, you’ll come and find me. If not…let’s just say I won’t be surprised.”
He moved past her, opening the door and leaving without a backward glance. Without saying goodbye. Marley was left rocking on her bare heels. What the hell had just happened?
The ghosts of Christmas past.
She reached out to place her palm on the door, as if she could still touch him through the thick, wooden barrier. Michael O’Shea. He’d always been imposing, but had she forgotten that he stood like a mountain beside her? Everything about him had seemed hard. Except for that moment when he’d mentioned Carlos. Asked her to help him.
An O’Shea never asked for anything. It was practically a family motto. If they couldn’t do it or build it or win it for themselves, then it wasn’t worth having.
But he had. He had sought her out, swallowed his pride and come to her. For Carlos.
Something was very wrong.
Marley rubbed her face briskly, unwilling to acknowledge the tears that had been falling since the door closed. She needed her phone. Needed Douglas, knowing she was about to use him for the first time for something that had nothing to do with Knight business. This was personal.
She needed answers.
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