Mountain Grump (Mountain Men #3)

Chapter 154

Ethan

Something soft brushes against my hand, and I open my eyes.

My heart lurches, thinking it’s Tilda.

That she’s waking me up to let me in.

But it’s not her.

It’s her duck.

And I can’t sleep on Tilda’s front step.

I don’t deserve even that.

Not yet.

“I’ll be back.” I lift my hand and stroke it down Quackers’s back. “I’m going to fix this.”

Then I stand.

And in a body that feels too heavy, I stagger to my truck.