Acrimonious (Remington Family Law #1)

Chapter Twenty-Eight

The next day was a blur for Julian, with nonstop fires at work to put out, band practice where he had to force himself to concentrate so he wouldn’t screw up an amazing opportunity for his friends and a sleepless night during which he’d stared up at the ceiling for hours, contemplating which would be worse—to break his vow to his siblings or to live without Isla for the rest of his life.

With every minute that passed without her, the vow became less important. All he wanted was her. He longed for her. He had to force himself to drive by her street on the way home when everything in him was pulling him in her direction.

“Julian,” Mattie said Thursday morning as he stared into space while she went over the schedule for his half day in the office. The wake wasn’t until four, so he’d leave around two to pick up Isla.