ACED
By
K. Bromberg
~ Synopsis ~
Rylee and Colton's ride continues...
One moment. Six years ago.
The night she made the world around me so much more than just a
blur. Now it's the catalyst that threatens to tear us apart.
Our happily was supposed to be ever after. So why do I feel like
it's slipping through my fingers?
How can one moment, when our world seemed so right, resurface
and cause our perfect life to spiral out of control?
I can't lose her.
She's my checkered flag.
Staring at the
empty doorway, I’m not quite sure what to think so I lean back in the chair and
blow out a slow and steady breath to calm myself. Colton’s never said anything
like that to me before, and while everything he just said holds serious merit,
I’m still astounded he said it. And while a small part of me warms, knowing he
wants to take care of me, a larger part is irritated he’s laying down the law.
The irony.
It doesn’t mean I
have to abide by it though.
I look toward the
ceiling and close my eyes momentarily. The many things I need to do run through
my head, but I can’t do any of them because I can’t leave my house, can’t carry
on my life like normal. I’m stuck here and that thought alone makes me feel
claustrophobic.
I’m exposed to
the world but trapped in my house.
Feeling defeated,
my eyes flutter open to see the beach beyond the windows down below. And for
the first time since we’ve met, I truly understand why Colton finds such refuge
in his beloved beach—the crash of the waves, the feel of the sand beneath his
feet, and the sense he’s this tiny blip on Mother Nature’s radar.
A soft chuckle
falls from my lips as it hits me. On the beach, he feels inconsequential.
How very fitting for a man who once told me I would never be that to him to
have the need to feel that way at times.
My mind shifts
back to that place and time. A ghost of a smile turns up my lips of the welcome
memory of the Merit Rum party: dancing in the club followed by him chasing me
into the hallway. Angry words. Contemptuous kisses. Hungry eyes. An elevator
ride to the penthouse with a promised threat to decide. Yes. Or. No.
I find comfort in
the memory. Without that night, there most likely wouldn’t be this. No Colton.
No baby on the way. No chaos to want to hide from.
My eyes are drawn
back to the beach. To the temptation of Colton’s place to escape. Sadly, right
now, I couldn’t escape down there if I wanted to. At least he can get on his
board and paddle out beyond the break to get some distance from the
photographers. I’m not so lucky.
What I’d give to
be inconsequential right now.
And yet deep
down, no matter how hard I try, I know I will never be that to Colton. He’d
never allow it. My handsome, complicated, and very stubborn husband takes too
much pride in the two things he never thought he’d have—a wife and her love—to
ever let me feel inconsequential again.
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New
York Times and USA Today Bestselling author K. Bromberg writes contemporary
novels that contain a mixture of sweet, emotional, a whole lot of sexy and a
little bit of real. She likes to write strong heroines and damaged heroes who
we love to hate and hate to love.
She’s a
mixture of most of her female characters: sassy, intelligent, stubborn,
reserved, outgoing, driven, emotional, strong, and wears her heart on her
sleeve. All of which she displays daily with her husband and three children
where they live in Southern California.
On
a whim, K. Bromberg decided to try her hand at this writing thing. Since then
she has written The Driven Series (Driven, Fueled, Crashed, Raced), the
standalone Driven Novels (Slow Burn, Sweet Ache, Hard Beat, Aced (a new Rylee
and Colton novel releasing 1/11/16), and a short story titled UnRaveled. She is
currently working on new projects and a few surprises for her readers.
She
loves to hear from her readers so make sure you check her out on social media.
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