Bull Rush

Bull Rush

Author: Maggie Rawdon Listening Length: 11h 4m

Still married. Those words change everything. Now my should-be ex-husband, Ramsey Stockton, the former pro football star turned felon and hero who left this town—and me—behind years ago, is at my door offering me a deal with the devil. If I let him stay and play his wife again for ninety days, he’ll give me a quiet ...

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Chapter 47

FORTY-SEVEN

Hazel

Our brothers are busy taking care of the mess we made today. I feel a flurry of guilt as I drive Ramsey and me back to the house, feeling like we should have stayed to help somehow. But Ramsey needs time to process; he’s still unusually quiet, and he’s apologized a half dozen times to me for what happened. No matter how many times I promise I’m okay, he doesn’t seem sure enough, and I want his mind off everything that happened. I can’t stand to watch him spiral into despair the same way I have before, and if I have to be strong for both of us until I can bring him out of this, I will. Our brothers can hold the fort down in the meantime. Plus, if you can’t rely on your family to take care of the dead bodies—what kind of family are they really?

“Are you doing okay?” I ask. The night is late, and the moon is starting to fade over the horizon .