Loving Ashlynn (#Wattys2016)

Chapter 19 - Facing Hurt (Samson Conrad POV)PT. 3

So I'm always asked how to read these books and just saw this:

1)Scratch (The first half which is the chapters set in the past && can be read as a standalone).

2)Unexpected.

3)His Forgotten Mate (Can be read as a standalone).

4)Unconditional.

5)Unbroken.

6)Scratch (The second half which are the chapters set in the present && can be read as a standalone).

7)Loving Ashlynn & Shattered (Both can be read as a standalone).

8)Undivided (Currently down but will be back). 

A/N: NOT EDITED and SOME of you will be happy...

Chapter 19 - Facing Hurt (Samson Conrad POV) Pt. 3 

Exhausted but the sun glowing above me, I think of last night.

Fatima only made it twenty minutes into my favorite movie, waking up the next day to apologize fully, even promising that she would watch it again later that day when she was more awake.

Taking hints, I left her room, heading to mine before heading for down for breakfast that Sunday morning.

Dad had already left early to head out to Portland to have a DNA test ran against Fatima's DNA and aunt Cynthia. While Fatima had a more bi-racial physical appearance, aunt Cynthia had dark blonde, thin pinkish lip with green eyes and pale skin - nothing like Fatima.

Genetics was a fascinating thing.

With a buffet style set up for breakfast, I knew mom had already set it out for everyone and was most likely with the younger children, while us older ones remained down in the kitchen. Paige and Caterina, alone with their friends still upstairs leaving my siblings, their significant others, Taylor, Brad, Shawn, Kenny and Damon at the table stuffing their faces.

"We're all heading into town, bowling after lunch, you in?" Miller asks and I shake my head distracted getting myself a cup of coffee, my body aching as it was. I hadn't expected to take Fatima on such a hike, and a bit tired still. I hadn't slept much, watching Fatima, wondering just how anyone could leave her?

Much less two people?

"You're not going to spend time with your friends? We got a pass to see-" Devin started and I could see Taylor, pushing her food around her plate. "Don't make me do this with an audience Devin," I snapped my good mood from yesterday at the end of its rope before the day had really begun.

"If you're so displeased with not seeing me when you're actually with Brennan, here for Brennan, then you two have got problems..." I wasn't a cruel guy, I didn't get off on shaming people I've known for my whole life but here I was, in that position I tried to avoid. Saying nothing else, found a plate, filled it with hash browns, lots of bacon and pancakes, before taking a look at the table and deciding that I'd go to my room and eat instead.