Her CEO Stalker and Her Second Chance Mate (Adelaide) novel Chapter 45

Chapter 45

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I watched my granddaughter stare at the plate like she was going to battle. When she inhaled

her armor faltered. I knew the feeling well. I’d been in her shoes once long ago, that’s why Carter brought her to me, regardless if she was who she claimed to be or not. I’m sure he’d

have been happy keeping her to himself for a while, if this wasn’t what she was dealing with. The covered bruises were just another layer to overcome to one’s soul being bound to another against her will. She’d still see them long after they faded away. Not to mention, she didn’t

even know what she was. I could see a glimpse of it lurking in her eyes. A beast stirred awake

by some traumatic event. Her body soured to every basic need. It was like your soul bled out

one way, the bond she had severed stopping the lifeforce from returning to her. Her lifeforce

would fuel his rage, while hers would dwindle to an ember.

Carter scooted closer to her to reach across and grab a slice of garlic bread. He smiled at her

reassuringly and she tentatively returned it. Their arms brushed together as he settled back

down. She sighed with a faint release as she picked up her fork. Carter’s arm still barely

touched hers, but she championed a bite, her eyes closing. My gaze shifted to Carter. I just

nodded faintly. This young man had already figured her out, without even knowing for sure.

His presence and attention alone could be the thread that kept this beautiful young woman,

who had finally found her way home among us, tethered to the living.

Carter hadn’t asked about that. He simply wanted validation that she was who she thought

she was. The full truth would be another blow to add to the one too many she already had so

recently. It was best to save that bit of information until she was strong enough to weather

that realization. Knowing the deep pain and anguish as if I was looking into a mirror of my

former self. My granddaughter’s situation was a tragedy. Sometimes the universe matched us

so terribly wrong. It appeared that in Briar’s case, this time the universe had made a very

grave error. Those errors had a way of righting themselves, if you were strong enough to

weather through it. The universe always sent a gift in hindsight of its mistake, I just hoped

Briar saw the one right under her nose, before it was too late.

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Carter reached over and wiped a bit of sauce from her face with his thumb when she looked at

him shocked, he just shrugged, and sucked it off his finger.

“Um, thanks,” she said, eyeing him like he was a lunatic. Carter just grinned at her and

continued eating.

“Tastes just like Mama’s” she said, saluting me with her fork and I chuckled.

“Your mama was a torrent in the kitchen, she had this house turned upside down within a few

days of arriving.” I pointed at a crock on the counter. “She had me making sourdough, and

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