His Favorite Mistake (Baby Its Cold Out)

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Authors: Mary Eason
after their wedding, back when she still believed marrying Cade had been the best thing to happen to her.
                  Had she been thinking clearly and not acting on her attraction to Cade James, it would have hit her that nobody got married after knowing someone for just one week.
                  She didn’t know a thing about Cade, other than he was gorgeous and had the most amazing manners. He was kind and attentive. That hadn’t lasted much longer than their first week of marriage and the night of Brody’s party
                  That night was her first real glimpse of Cade. The first time he’d hit her. The change in him shocked her. Gone was the sweet person she’d married. In his place was a man filled with rage. It wasn’t until weeks later that Reyna discovered the truth about Cade’s radical change in behavior. After that, Cade didn’t even try to hide the drugs from her. They were everywhere around the apartment. Soon after, Reyna had moved into the guest bedroom. He hadn’t tried to stop her, which only confirmed the truth. Her marriage was nothing more than a mistake.
                  Sometimes, Cade would come to her room simply to talk. During those times, he was almost like the man she’d married. But then, something would always happen to set him off and the abuse would start again.
                  Reyna believed Cade saw their marriage as just another failure in his life. He chose to ignore her for the most part, spending time with his friends. The ones who supplied the drugs he needed.
                  Now, sitting next to Brody as he maneuvered the truck through the heavy evening traffic, Reyna prayed this decision wouldn’t prove to be yet another mistake in what was becoming her life story as of late.
                  Brody’s house was two stories and beautifully decorated in rustic furnishing.
                  Very little had changed since Brody had shown her around the place months earlier. It was impeccably decorated to reflect Brody’s simple masculine tastes and no doubt cost a small fortune. There were three bedrooms, each with their own spectacular view of the Denver skyline.
                  Brody stood close by watching as she walked into the living room.
                  “You remember the house from when you and Cade were here before, don’t you, Reyna?” Suddenly and for no apparent reason, Reyna felt awkward being this close to him. She knew Brody had picked up on her uneasiness by the gentle way he spoke. “Why don’t you let me show you to your room? I’ve put you in the room next to mine. I thought you might feel more comfortable knowing I’m just next door to you in case you needed anything during the night.”
                  The room, like everything else about the house, was tastefully decorated with a queen-size sleigh bed dominating it.
                  “Oh, before I forget, I’ve left the extra key for you on the dresser, and there are extra keys to both the Jeep and truck in the table near the door. Feel free to use either of them any time you want. It’s sometimes better to have your own way around the city as opposed to depending on public transportation.”
                  Brody left her alone to get settled in but Reyna found she could do little more than stare out the window at the city lights.
                  She was exhausted all the way down to her soul, yet she couldn’t help but wonder if moving into Brody’s home, beyond the obvious trouble it posed to her willpower, was only taking the easy way out. She was leaning on him when she didn’t have that right.
                  Brody was her friend, that much was true, but the truth was just as clear. She was attracted to him. Had been attracted to him from the beginning. It was useless to deny it. She knew the truth, whatever

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