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A FAMILY’S CODE
By Ursula
Renèe
The kiss he placed on
her forehead was meant to offer comfort and relay his sympathy, but the moment
his lips touched her, the energy between them shifted. He felt the pull and no
matter how hard he tried, he could not fight it…not that he wanted to.
They were repeating
the scenario they had visited four years earlier after he found his bags, along
with divorce papers, sitting outside his house. Too dazed to figure out which
direction to turn, Matteo showed up at Bailey’s doorstep. As a friend, she
welcomed him inside, offered him shoulder to lean on and a peck to his temple
that awakened his desire for her.
Matteo hooked a finger
under Bailey’s chin and tilted her head back. In the second before he lowered
his head, her eyes darkened with desire.
Their lips crushed
against each other and the jolt to his system said the memory he had been
carrying from their last kiss had not been an illusion. His heart raced and he
became aware of every nerve.
Hers was a kiss that
made him want more. But, what he craved and what he could get were two
different things.
Being with her would
not be a reality. Not only was he off limits to her, she just got out of a
relationship.
As hard as it was, he
forced himself to break the kiss then step back from her. He stared down at her
slightly parted lips and shook his head.
“You’re right. You
have the worst taste in men…present company included.”###
Ursula
Renée crafts stories with diverse characters who must question their beliefs to
find their happily-ever-after. She prefers the early to mid-twentieth century,
when people began challenging society's conventions and expressing their
individuality. Ursula loves to travel.
After each adventure she returns to New York where she lives with her son and
two cats. Visit her at www.ursularenee.com.
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