Pure Harmony by McKenna Jeffries and Aliyah Burke Read Free Book Online Page A

Leo.”
    “You have another sister?” Harmony’s tone was clipped.
    “I have three in total and two brothers including Leo. You know this, I told you so earlier. Deyon isn’t my sister—she’s family, though. Maybe will even be a sister-in-law—she and Leo recently started dating. Enough questions—now get in the car.”
    “You can’t just give me a car.” Harmony stepped back.
    “I’m not giving you a car. It belongs to my cousin. She’s away at medical school and left it here. I called and asked her if you could borrow it. She was glad to lend it to you. Said it was just sitting there anyway,” Jonathon said.
    Harmony turned on her heels and went back to the house. Baffled, Jonathon followed her. Her back looked rigid as she moved before him. Inside the condo, he caught her arm and turned her to him.
    “Harmony, what—?”
    “Come on, Harmony. Let’s make sure you like this stuff I got. After all, I had to depend on Jon for your sizes and what you might like. I want to get this done so we can eat,” Deyon called from upstairs.
    Harmony glanced from the stairs to Jonathon. Her face was even colder than before. “You bought me clothing too.”
    “I—”
    “Jon, shut up and let her come upstairs. Get the rest of the bags from the car. I don’t have all night.” Deyon’s footsteps headed towards Harmony’s room.
    Harmony’s eyes narrowed then she turned on her heel and went up the stairs. Jonathon watched her, wondering what was wrong.
    “Boy, I know that look. You have some grovelling to do.” Leo spoke from behind him.
    Jonathon glared at his older brother. “I don’t know what you mean.”
    “Haughty works on people who don’t know you. What is she to you? Heard you were asking around about the fire at her apartment building.” Leo pushed his hands into his pockets.
    Jonathon didn’t even wonder how he knew—Leo was the sheriff, and their older brother Dimitri was an arson investigator, so he would have heard about it from him.
    “You all are a bunch of gossips.” He headed back outside to retrieve the bags.
    Leo followed. Jonathon opened the back door of his brother’s truck. He stared at the bags then remembered what they’d already brought inside.
    “Christ, did she buy the whole of Karltons?”
    “You’re the one who sent Deyon to shop for things for Harmony. And you said, and I quote, ‘She needs everything’.” Leo chuckled. “You should have known better than telling a clothing horse like Deyon something like that.”
    “Damn it, you could have controlled your woman,” Jonathon stated.
    “Mind your business. What’s between us is our business,” Leo stated and pulled out some bags, pushing them into his hands.
    Jonathon didn’t ask him outright what was going on. They all had at some point, but Leo was being strangely mum about what he and Deyon had going on. Their parents had decreed them not to ask about the two. Jonathon accepted the bags and they headed back inside. Upstairs, he strode into Harmony’s bedroom. She glanced at him then away. Deyon pointed to the bed and they put down their bundles. She pushed them out of the room, closing the door in their faces.
    “What the hell is Deyon’s problem? Why is Harmony looking at me like that? I didn’t do anything wrong,” Jonathon said.
    “Deyon is just being ornery because you told her that Harmony wasn’t as flamboyant as she is. She saw that as an insult to Harmony and took exception to it.”
    “But she doesn’t even know her. I didn’t mean it as a bad thing.” Jonathon walked down the hall.
    “It doesn’t matter. You know Deyon. She has a big heart, although she tries to hide it below that sassy mouth.” Leo smiled a roguish grin.
    “I don’t even want to know what that grin is about.” Jonathon descended the stairs.
    “Back to the question of why Harmony is looking at you the way she is. Well—she’s probably pissed off you bought all that stuff for her and lent her the car. I bet you