True, Toby’s entire spiel was nothing more than bravado and posturing from a guy who’d suffered two serious losses this morning: his car and his woman’s respect. Not to mention the fact that Toby’s dual humiliations had been witnessed by an avid audience of three—Ethan, Reeve and Repo Man—and Toby was no doubt on a face-saving campaign just so he could make himself feel like a man again. Ethan knew all that. But it didn’t make him despise Toby any less.
So Ethan ignored the proffered fist, adjusted his baseball cap, and spoke straight from his angry heart. “Better watch out, man. If you’re not careful, someone’ll sneak in and steal her away from you when you least expect it.”
“Sofia?” Toby laughed and clapped Ethan on the back again. “She’s not going nowhere, man. She knows when she’s got a good thing going. I like you, man. You okay, here? Need some water? No? Okay, then. Good talk. I’m out.”
With that, Toby flashed him the peace sign, slid his sunglasses on, climbed inside his remaining luxury vehicle and got all the engine’s horses fired up. He zoomed off amid the low rumble of powerful machinery, tooting his horn at Ethan as he passed.
Ethan stared after him, too incredulous to scrape his lower jaw up off the ground.
That narcissistic SOB actually thought that Sofia was the lucky one in their relationship? Because…why, exactly? Because he’d been somebody once? Because he’d played in the NFL for ten minutes and been a local sports hero for fifteen? And now that glorious history gave him the right to lie to Sofia, sponge off her and damage her finances?
Ethan snorted out a disbelieving laugh.
“What’s so funny, Landscaper?”
Oh, shit.
It was her.
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About the Author
A recovering lawyer, Ann Christopher has been published since 2006 and writes contemporary romance and romantic suspense. Her very first book, a tragically bad starter novel, will forever remain under her bed, where it belongs. She’s also written a young adult horror novel, Monstrum. Now available, it’s the first in her Bella Monstrum trilogy.
When she’s not writing, Ann likes to do the following, in no particular order: read; cook; eat; hang out at Target looking for new stuff she doesn’t need; crochet; quilt; play with her 2 rescue dogs and 2 rescue cats; and travel the world with her family. Her favorite cities are Washington, D.C., Venice and Paris, in case you were wondering. She lives in Ohio with her husband and over-scheduled teenagers.
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