She pointed to a number. “That’s human chorionic gonadotropin. It’s elevated.”
He didn’t understand. “Are you dying? Is it fixable? Tell me what I have to do. Do you need an organ? You can have whatever I have. Just tell me how to heal you.”
“It’s not healable. Well, at least not for thirty six more weeks.”
He stared at her.
“Wait. Are you telling me…?”
“That’s HCG. That’s the pregnancy hormone. My birth control failed. We’re having a baby.”
He stared at her. “When did you find out?”
She laughed. “I’ve been sick for weeks. Today, I tested my blood. I found out two hours ago.”
He was relieved. She wasn’t going to hide it from him.
“I can’t believe you’re here. I can’t believe I’m having your baby. This is all so overwhelming.”
“It’s meant to be, cher.”
She believed him.
Reaching into her shirt, she pulled out the beads. They felt so smooth and valuable as she held them. “Do you want them back?” she asked.
“No. Let’s make this journey together, Merry. I’ll be here for you, and we’ll have this baby together, we’ll raise him or her, and we’ll be a family.”
He waited.
Boone didn’t know what she’d say.
“I can’t believe I’m going to say this,” she said, and she really couldn’t.
Boone waited, holding his breath.
“We’re having a baby. Let’s go get your things and move you in. We have a lot of work to do. This place has two bedrooms. We’ll work on our child’s nursery.”
His eyes filled with tears.
“Merry.”
“I love you. If he’s coming for me, we’ll face it together. I don’t want to lose you again, Boone. The last month was horrible. I can’t live without you. Damn you and your Voodoo spells.”
He laughed through the tears. “I didn’t force you to participate,” he said, reminding her of what she’d done. Those two times.
“If your spirits knocked me up, trying to be funny, I’m going to be irate.”
He kissed her softly on the lips.
“I’ll love you forever.”
She knew it.
“I’ll love you too, Boone. Did you bring your altar?” she asked.
He hesitated. “I did, but if you don’t want it here, I won’t set it up.”
She stared at him. “It’s not going in the living room.”
He understood.
“We’ll put it in our bedroom. After all, you have a lot to teach me about Voodoo. I think I’m going to convert from Atheism to your religion.”
His heart was filled with so much love.
“Merry.”
She pulled his mouth to her. Before their lips met, she gave him the truth.
“You had faith. I want to find that again, and I want to find that with you. Only you, Boone. Only you.”
She kissed him, and he closed her into the frame of his body. Nothing in his life had ever felt this right. There was no doubt that he’d left his life behind, only to find something better.
Brighter.
Perfect.
He’d found his soulmate.
Slowly, Merry pulled away. Staring into those sexy blue eyes, she had hope. “Let’s go get your things.”
He didn’t say no.
Instead, he held her hand in his, as they headed outside. They were going to have one hell of a life. She was having his baby, and he’d eventually get her to marry him.
In time.
For now, he’d let her set the pace.
“I love you.”
Outside, she laughed when he spun her around. “God! I love you too!”
And she did.
Until her dying day and beyond.
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He watched them.
His Merry was in the arms of another man. That was the straw that broke the camel’s back. She’d told the FBI what he’d done.
Obviously, she only gave them her side of the story. Meredith didn’t tell them that she was a tease.
That she deserved it.
That she’d made him so angry that he had to hurt her.
Well, now she’d pay.
The FBI made sure he was fired from his job. They’d terminated him, brushing him aside.
He’d been a decorated cop.
He’d made a difference on the streets.
Now…
He was nothing.
Well, she was going to pay. And the half-breed holding his woman was going to pay too. He was as good as dead.
Derek would work out his plan. He’d get ready to enact his revenge. Merry and her new man would suffer.
Oh, he didn’t mind taking her life and then ending his. She was going to bleed for the lies she told the FBI.
That bitch was going to die.
His revenge was coming.
Soon.
And she’d never see it coming. He’d make sure of that, if it was the last thing he ever did.
To Be Continued…
Coming Next:
Oracle Seeing
Book two in the Phoenix Files
July 2016
Other books by Morgan Kelley:
Standalone books
The Junction
Serial Sins
The Blood Betrayal
Romance/FBI Thriller Series
Elizabeth, Ethan, and Callen
The Killing Times (book 1)
Sacred Burial Grounds (book 2)
True Love Lost (book 3)
Deep Dark Mire (book 4)
Fire Burns Hot (book 5)
Darkness of Truth (book 6)
Devil Hath Come (book 7)
Consumed by Wrath (book 8)
Redemption is Here (book 9)
Dead Shall Speak (book 10)
Pledging to Die (book 11)
Slay Bells Ring (book 12)
Past will Haunt (13)
Choices will Destroy (14)
Blood shall Run (15
Act of Blood (16) October 2016
Croft & Croft Romance Adventure Series
Greyson and Emma Croft
Celestia is Falling (book 1)
Vegas is Dying (book 2)
Christmas is Killing (book 3)
Love is Bleeding (book 4)
Heaven is Weeping (book 5)
Hell is Burning (book 6)
Justice is Dying (book 7)
The Justice Series
Greyson and Emma Croft spinoff series
Dark Justice (1) October 2016
The Littlemoon Investigations Series
Julian and Tori Littlemoon
Blood Red Rage (book 1)
Lost & Broken (book 2)
Unthinkable Games (book 3)
Truth is Found (book 4)
Haven of Nightmares (book 5)
Forbidden Secrets (book 6) Sept 2016
The Carter Chronicles Trilogy
Callista, Nathaniel, and Lucas
Sinner Repent (book 1)
Sinner Realized (book 2)
Sinner Reborn (book 3)
The Oracle Chronicles Series
Nathaniel Carter and Avalon Miller
Oracle Rising (book 1)
Oracle Seeing (book 2)
Oracle Deciphering (book 3) 2017
Harcourte Vampyre Society
Jolie, Jacques and Flynn
Dangerous Revelations (book 1)
Dangerous Choices (book 2)
Dangerous Misery (book 3)
Dangerous Retaliation (book 4)
Dangerous Influence (book 5) November 2016
Dangerous Sacrifice (book 6) December 2016
Anthologies
All the couples in one book
Illegal Fantasies-
Behind Closed Doors(1)
Romance Under Arrest- winter 2014
Behind Closed Doors(2)
Holiday Reinforcements-
Behind Closed Doors (3)- winter 2015
Please feel free to visit her at her blog at
www.morgankelley.blogspot.com
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MK
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