Her Second Chance At Love

melia leaned her head back against t

lated interest in the archaeology

new life was mere days from its commencement

, drew alongside the

ow. "Amelia, get in

not a request,

then at Ethan, then back at h

a'

ic spectacle was the

elf than to him. She paid the

SUV. The familiar scent of expensive leath

driving without apparent desti

icle was thick, charge

ng the city lights smear into ribbon

would not be drawn back in

oke the silence,

re truly proceeding with it? No seco

. He expected her to capitulate, to c

m, her expression p

ur divorce will be rendered final by the courts. I have ne

ter absence of doubt,

ring the tense atmosph

reen, his jaw tighte

again, i

swered, his voice clipped. "What

ed through the speaker. "Ethan! Oh, Ethan, you

instantly. "Who, Jess? Wh

harp U-turn, the tires protesting against the

r the pier! He followed me! Please, Etha

ith a reckless disregard, hi

ten, a reluctant passenger in

he sprinted towards

vance of the highest order, a

cle of flickering candles, a profusi

ld, desperate look in his eyes, kne

er expression shifted from feig

mbling artfully. "Oh, thank God you are here

Ethan's chest, her shou

dered by this turn of events

peak with you," he said, his

y recalled as David, turned to Ethan, h

ploits, your constant companion at your side, while your wife is rendered a ghost in her own home! D

and accusatory,

et out," he growled. "Bef

Amelia," he said, his voice low, directed at her but loud enough for David to hear

him. His words, meant as a justification to David, w

rse. But to hear him

inued rejection and Ethan's dism

, wicked-looking kn

sica," he hissed, his eyes

d toward

a pure, instincti

nstantly, shovi

David, shielding Jes

nife

al gasp of pain, as the blade dr

h, but blood welled instantly, a vivid

own action, dropped the

a high-pitched,