Her CEO Stalker and Her Second Chance Mate (Adelaide) novel Chapter 29

Chapter 29

I shrugged. “When the only man who you gave an opportunity to break you, did so, and will

never pay for it, you get a little bit paranoid,” I pointed out. Carter’s jaw clenched, and his

breath came out as if he was counting seconds. Was he mad? I unlocked the broken latch out

of habit and pushed open the door. The breeze off the back of the house pushed inside as

Carter stepped out. Rosie sat at my feet. Carter cocked his head looking at her. Her tail

thumped, Carter rolled his eyes and walked down to the grill, which was set up on a deck out

behind the house. The deck was actually impressive, stretching out quite a ways over the

terrain. I had found its view breathtaking. I shut the door halfway so that Rosie could come

and go as she pleased. The bugs weren’t as bad here as they were in the Carolinas. I set the

knife on the counter with a sigh before gathering a pair of jeans and a black halter and

disappearing into the bathroom. I brushed my teeth with a bottle of water, however the room

spun and the nausea from earlier, and the stress of thinking I was found had me dry heaving

over the toilet when I tried to brush my tongue. I hoped the electricity would come on soon so

the water pump would work. I had been shitting in the woods and I wasn’t the fondest of it.

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When I was done, the last thing on my mind was food, as I pulled on my clothes and brushed

and braided back my hair into two long pigtails. Rosie had sat outside the bathroom and

watched me with concern as I exited. I patted her head reassuringly and she wagged her tail. I

grabbed one of Uncle Jake’s random hats and pulled it low on my brow, to somewhat hide my

bruises. He had already seen them so what was the point? The hat was just a courtesy. I didn’t

want him staring at them all morning. I also wasn’t going to pretend they didn’t exist.

Stepping out on the deck with Rosie at my heels, the smell of delicious food made my stomach

both groan and curdle. Carter glanced over his shoulder at us as I plopped down into a plastic

chair and sighed.

“Rosie doesn’t like just anyone,” he commented.

“So, why did you bring her if she doesn’t like new people?” I asked, while petting the dog as

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she leaned against my knee.

“Consider her your character witness,” he said, smirking. “Something told me you two would

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