House of Cards (Not in the Cards #1)

House of Cards (Not in the Cards #1)

Author: Courtney W. Dixon Listening Length: 8h 59m

“I never wanted nor was I supposed to be a father. Now, I’m having to foster a 14-year-old grieving boy.” Calvin Abernathy Life is good. It’s exactly how I want it. No relationships. No kids. I own a business, and I have a nice home. I can do whatever I want and sleep with whomever I want. To make life even better,...

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I’m lying in bed, unable to sleep. All I can think about is that kiss from tonight. I’m not sure why it affected me more than when Leo kissed me for the first time. But Calvin… He’s an amazing kisser. He controlled it, but he didn’t once make me feel unsafe.

As much as I want to relive that moment, I’m desperate for sleep. My kids will be up early.

I shut my eyes and roll onto my side, hoping sleep will find me. It doesn’t, so after an hour, I sit up, turn on my lamp, and dig out my e-reader to continue where I left off in my book. Reading always makes me sleepy.