Freeing Destiny (Fate #2)

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Authors: Faith Andrews
was of the essence. I didn’t have much and I wanted to make it count. But when I arrived in front of the Edwards’ home, all time ceased to exist. She was here, I was here, and the ticking of life’s clock could go to hell for all I cared.
    Noticing her struggle with the heavy cooler that hindered her usually lady-like posture, I leapt out of the driver’s seat to help. “Wait, let me get that, Sunshine.”
    I took careful consideration of her expression when I said it. I wanted to know her true feelings on the semi-clever but could’ve-been-better term of endearment I came up with. Lucky for me, the spark that swirled in her eyes at the recognition of the name told me I’d done well.
    “Thanks,” she said as she released her grip on the cooler. “I think I packed way too much stuff.”
    I shot her a wink, loving that we had similar thoughts about being overstocked and ready for anything. “To be prepared is half the victory!” I proclaimed, and pointed a finger in the air stoically.
    “And what’s the other half?” Stella asked. She followed my lead as I lugged the clunky Igloo to the car.
    Chuckling, I admitted, “I have no freaking clue. Just an expression I heard somewhere.”
    “Maybe you meant hope for the best, but prepare for the worst ?”
    Um, no. “Hey, I will not have any of that negativity on this here voyage to the sand. I hoped for the best, prepared for it, too, and the absolute best is what you’re gonna get.”
    Smiling that smile that made my guts warm and gooey, she clasped her hands and rubbed them together as if concocting a diabolical plan. “Okay then, Mr. Ready for Anything, will it be China or Baker?”
    “Oohhh!” I crooned. “I had my heart set on Baker but now that you mentioned China—that beach rocks!”
    “Then China Beach it is.” She bounced into the passenger seat, making herself comfortable—the way I always wanted her to be around me—by toying with the radio knob.
    I reclaimed my position behind the wheel, backed out of her driveway, and stopped her hand from passing over one of my favorite songs. “You’re changing Young the Giant? How dare you.”
    “I’m not a huge fan of indie rock.” She shrugged, but relented.
    “Give me a day, listen to the entire album, and then tell me you’re not a fan.” The sound that came from this band had such a summery West Coast vibe. I’d fallen in love after one listen and suddenly had the urge to create a new fan.
    “You’re so sure of yourself, Jack Davis. Must be a family trait.”
    Veering onto the freeway, I tried to defend my family name. “If you’re talking about Aubrey, I’m nothing like her so don’t worry.”
    “Oh, I’m not worried. I wouldn’t be sitting here if I were. That bitch is cray cr—oops! Sorry.” Her hand covered her mouth, hiding a smirk but showing she wasn’t scared to be forward about my troublemaking sibling.
    “No need to apologize. I know she put your mother and Caleb through the wringer. If anything good came from her craziness, it’s the peace and quiet that comes with her not being around. My poor parents.” I shook my head, thinking of all the drama she’d caused over the years.
    Shifting in her seat, Stella faced me. “ Your poor parents? Sounds like your dad’s an enabler, giving her whatever she wants at any cost. Emma painted quite a picture of Aubrey in all her glory, and let’s not forget the way she stalked your best friend and physically assaulted my mother.”
    True, on all counts. There was no denying my sister had gone a step too close to Girl Interrupted material, but I didn’t like the direction this conversation was headed. Even if it did have my dick twitching inside my board shorts.
    What was it about arguing with Stella that turned me on so much? Maybe it was the way her skin reddened and flushed or the scent that rolled off her body like furious pheromones tempting me to push her further. My arousal wasn’t the point—we shouldn’t have been

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