Her CEO Stalker and Her Second Chance Mate (Adelaide) novel Chapter 173

Chapter 173

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Briar took another swig and passed the bottle to me.

“He’s been sleeping on my doorstep every day since I left him,” she admitted, but I already

knew, I could smell him near the front door every morning I came; he usually followed us on

our run through the trees until his turn toward home approached. He knew I saw him that

first day.

“How do these fucking bonds work? He said Creedon didn’t reject me back so he’s literally

sucking the life out of me.”

“So how do you feel around Carter?”

“In the beginning, I thought it was just his kindness, I needed someone and he was willing to

be that for me…then things changed. I felt safe with him, I couldn’t control what that did to

me, I fell in love with him.”

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“How do you feel about him now?”

“As pissed as I feel I should be, he’s a victim, Clyde has been using him and that pisses me off

to no end. Carter said he had to obey or die, I guess when those are your only options, you try

to rationalize things to make them okay, he tore up the check Clyde gave him for watching me

and that’s going to get us into trouble” she looked down at her hands. 3

“Fuck,” I said grabbing the bottle and taking a swig.

“That’s what I thought,” she said, taking the bottle from me for another drink. She handed it

back and flopped backwards on the bed crushing her pillow to her chest.

“How do I fix this mess of a life I’m living,” she said with a sigh

I took a drink and flopped down beside her, careful to keep the bottle upright.

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“One goddess damn obstacle at a time…but tonight we have tequila.” I told her seriously and

passed her the bottle.”

She sat up on her elbows and took a swig before passing it back to me. We were half a bottle

down. My ears perked up hearing the soft clink of nails on the porch.

“Your man has taken his post; if you don’t want him to hear, keep your voice down,” I

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“I’m just so scared,” she admitted.

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