Ruthless Passion (DARK EMPIRE DESIRES #2) by Celeste Riley EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
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- Authors: Celeste Riley
- Language: English
- Genre: contemporary romance
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JOSEPHINE
Thunderous thumps from my 8-year-old son, Jett, leaping down the last
few steps snag my attention as he lands like a superhero. We’re already
behind schedule this morning and have to get out of the house before rush
hour traffic gets worse. At least his shoes match, laces are tied, and clothes
are mostly presentable.
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“Freeze.” I call out to him from the kitchen doorway. My eyes start at
the top of his curly blonde which dangles around his chin. Perfectly loose
curls, silky and clean. My mom-scan moves from his face to his frosty blue
eyes above his crooked smile with one missing tooth. That’s when I spot it.
Well, smell it.
“Whatever that is, trash it,” I tell him, scrunching my nose with disgust.
“But Uncle Collin said I could wear his lucky socks. I have gym today,
Mom. Big Mickey is QB. I’m his wide receiver, like Uncle Collin. His
socks make me faster. You should have seen me play last week. 14 carries,
22 yards, and 3 touchdowns. I’m not wearing them all day, only for the
game after school. Please,” he begs with those gorgeous pools of Carolina
blues.
I catch another whiff of the foul-smelling garments and shake my head.
“You have to put those things in like a HAZMAT container. Why haven’t
you washed them?”
Jett pulls the offensive pair of tube socks, which should be white but are
more yellow, out of his pocket. After a quick dash into the kitchen, he pops
in and out of the laundry room and comes to a stop in front of me. There’s a
smile of triumph across his peach-hued face as he holds up the pair in a
Ziplock bag, carelessly wrapped in fabric softener sheets.
“Sniff,” he commands. I scrunch my face and gingerly move my nose
toward it.
“It’s not putrid, but at least you won’t knock out the rest of your fourthgrade class, and I won’t pass out on the drive to school. Do you have
everything else?” I ask, fully aware I don’t have the energy to argue him
down or deal with his emotions if I throw the socks in the trash.
“Yup, I’m good to go.” He bounds through the door with his curls
bouncing like a shampoo commercial.
If only I could get my hair to be as healthy and vibrant. Nope, my Plain
Jane brunette ringlets tangle and mangle with a single drop of moisture. So,
of course, I douse my hair in water and product to slick it back into a
presentable messy bun for the day. After making sure I look like a
functioning adult, I grab my bag, and keys, and dash out house behind Jett.
The drive from the house to Jett’s school is normally full of questions or
tales of dread about what the cafeteria plans to serve for lunch. However,
this morning’s drive is shattered when a familiar number flashes across my
phone screen. If I don’t answer it to preserve my sanity, the man behind the
number will ensure I’m miserable for the rest of the day.
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