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One small movement can impact the rest of your life, like a set of dominoes lined up one after another. It’s not until you step back and see the big picture that you realize the damage you’ve done…
Brandt Mattox had it all—love, success, and friends. One impulsive wrong decision led him down a path that ended in a prison of regrets. He now only dreams of the happiness he once had before the consequences of his actions cost him everything.
He lost his love—not just any love, but his soul mate.
Nikola Kingston has worked hard to keep the past in the past while she focuses on her career and spending time with her grandmother. On a random night, she runs into the one man who will forever hold her heart captive. Her heart knows she still loves Brandt, but her mind cannot forget the dreadful night that cost her the love of her life.
Will the domino effect of Brandt’s and Nikola’s decisions be too much to overcome? Or will the love they never thought they would get back have an everlasting effect?
Something was off. I pulled back and searched her eyes. “Hey, is something wrong?”
“No, I’m glad you’re here.”
The light was dim and I couldn’t see her face, but I was pretty sure she wasn’t telling me everything. “If this is going to work, we’re going to have to be honest with each other.”
Her posture went rigid, and I knew we were headed into rougher waters. It happened a little sooner than I wanted, but Quentin had said that the same thing had happened when he and his wife had gotten back together. The expectations they’d once had for each other had changed. Addicts needed honesty at all times.
“Brandt, please don’t push me on this. Please. I just want to leave.”
I knew she was hiding something. “Nikola.”
She looked away. I waited for her to look at me. Eventually, she’d have to. She knew I’d rather be silent than speak to her back or the side of her face.
Finally, her stubbornness gave in and her eyes met mine. “I’m not asking you for an explanation. I’m asking you to be truthful. If you don’t want to talk about it, say that. Don’t say it’s nothing when I know that’s a lie.”
Nikola nodded. “You’re right. I don’t want to talk about it right now.”
I couldn’t remember whether we used to mask things, but I guess I wouldn’t have been as sensitive to it as she. Maybe if I got her away from here, she’d open up.
“Are you ready to go, baby?”
She nodded, and I guided her to the passenger side. When I got in, I put the vehicle into reverse right as her phone rang.
She picked it up. “Yes. I’m good. I’m with Brandt. Yes, he just got here. I will. Thanks.” She hung up, then looked out the window.
I wasn’t sure what to make of the conversation, but she’d clearly called someone—presumably Wesley—about being scared.
Time. We need time. Wesley is safe. He’s been her go-to person. Quentin warned me about this when Nikola was out of town.
I repeated this to myself over and over. It was hard as fuck to swallow that jagged pill—her going to another man first. But, hell, I’d only been back in her life for five days.
Time. We need time.
Kristin Mayer is a wife, a proud mother, and a full-time Analyst and Import Manager. Since an early age, she has always enjoyed reading and writing. While visiting her father one weekend, he suggested that she should take up writing again. With family and a career, she didn’t give it a lot of thought, until a story entered her mind and wouldn’t leave. It just kept forming and developing over a couple of months.
At the beginning of 2013, she decided to sit down and write it all down, but she kept it to herself. One sentence developed into two, and before she knew it, she had the makings of a novel.
Kristin tries to live life to the fullest during every moment. She loves to travel and meet new people. She holds a degree in International Business and uses it daily in her job. Kristin now adds “author” on her list of jobs, and feels very blessed and thankful.
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