Her CEO Stalker and Her Second Chance Mate (Adelaide) novel Chapter 148

Chapter 148

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I sat like that for a long time. My back against the door, my knees pulled to my chest. The

scent of Uncle Jake’s old leather jacket, my only comfort as I let the mask of anger fall away

and allowed myself to cry, to feel the loss, to grieve. The insurmountable ache in my chest was

a chasm so deep in my chest that the bloom in my chest ached along with me like a loud echo

roaring in my soul. It mirrored all my lost desires down to my core. My lifeline was gone and

without it I didn’t know if I could carry on. I cried into the leather over my forearms, willing

the weight of the jacket to cling to me like a hug across the veil of the dead to comfort me.

The sound of a vehicle approaching startled me from my tears and survival mode kicked in. I

got to my feet wiping the tears from my eyes and had Ole Betty loaded and against my

shoulder as I watched through the peep hole. Mazzie’s car pulled up. Lana hopped out a

moment later laden with bags of take out and what looked like bags filled with ice cream and

alcohol. My heart lightened a fraction, and new tears formed as my shoulders sagged and I

disengaged the gun and set it next to the door. I had thought I’d be alone, that our friends

would choose to support Carter. They had been his friends first, of course and maybe they

were a part of the big hoax that was our undoing. Relief washed over me as Lana trudged up

the porch carrying the heavy load. I opened the door and did the only thing that made sense

as I threw my arms around her. The bags fell to the floor and when her arms came around me

I sobbed into her rainbow and blonde hair.

“You came?” I choked as more tears fell. Mazzie peered at us from the car, most likely

ensuring that I wasn’t going to turn Lana away. I mouthed her a thank you as I cherished

Lana’s warmth against mine, tears still streaming down my face. She nodded before she turned

the car around and made her way back up the drive.

“Of course I did,” she said as she ran her hands in soothing motions over my back. “What kind

of friend would I be if I didn’t?”

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