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We might annoy each other, and right now, I feel like shaking some sense into him, but I will always love him.” Leaning on the desk, he gave her an earnest look. “I can see how much you love him, Kendra, and I am happy it’s you.”

“I invited him to service this morning after I thought we had reached a place it was allowed.”

“And he bit your head off.” Silas surmised.

“He accused me of trying to control him.”

“What happened to him at that group home is still with him. He did therapy after our parents insisted. It helped, but to a point.

The abuse was evil, Kendra. Combined with the fact that he was abandoned and passed over many times for adoption, it did something to him. I cannot imagine what he went through. I am from a pleased home and – “

“So was I. My parents were taken from me prematurely, and I want to believe it was God’s plan, but I still miss them. But I had parents, and I knew I was loved every day. They did not need to tell me; I knew. It was different for him.” She ended with a sigh.

Before he could answer, her phone pinged. Pulling it out of her jacket, she felt her heart hammering as she stared at the name.

“It’s him.” She whispered.

“I will give you the room.” Before she could protest, he left the room.

“Harvey?”

“Hey.”

“Hi.”

“Are we okay?”

“I don’t know. Are we?”

“You said you wanted to go for a drive.”

“I did.” Kendra pressed a hand to her jittering stomach.

“I am outside the chapel if you still want to go.”

“I do.”

“I am waiting in the parking lot. Just take your time if you are in the middle of something.”

“Give me a few minutes.” Hanging up the phone, she closed her eyes and took a breath.

Flying out of the chair, she met Silas outside the door. “He is waiting for me.”

“Then go,” Silas said with a smile.

Chapter 14

He kept glancing at her every few minutes, reassuring himself she was there. She wore a peach-colored cashmere dress clinging to every seductive curve of her body. Her short cap of hair was brushed back from her face, and she wore her wedding ring.

He was not wearing one and would never dream of it, but for a minute, he wondered what it would be like to give in, let go, and accept what she was offering.

She had come walking out towards the parking lot, and the pride had exploded inside him as he watched her approach him. The unbidden thought had tumbled inside his mind – she was his, this exquisite creature coming towards him was his.

He gets to see her naked, gets to see her lush body with not a stitch of clothing on – he was the first man for her, and by God, he was going to be the last.

Now, she was in his vehicle, going for a drive. He had blistered her cruelly this morning and told her unspeakable things, and yet here she was, willing to forgive him. She had greeted him with a loving smile that had twisted his heart into knots.

After his mother had hung up, he had set aside the drink he had been having and left the bar immediately. And he had headed straight to her. He had just turned away from looking at her when she spoke.

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