Unbound: The Pentagon Group, Book 2 Read Free Page B

say to the kids? How do I explain how mommy and daddy met and fell in love?” I questioned.
    “You tell them you met their Dad when you went to his office for medical treatment. You didn’t fake a bum hip.” He suggested. I laughed.
    “Leave it to you to make me laugh when my heart is on its last beats.” I whimpered. He pulled me to his chest and held me tight.
    “I just think this was the higher forces bringing you together, and yeah, it was fucked up, but you had a great relationship, especially after the Inn was sold. He stayed with you a month after.”
    “He probably couldn’t find a way to extricate himself from the ‘relationship’.” I air quoted. “It was probably a matter of time before he’d dump me.”
    “I don’t think he’s the type of guy. It may be Brady’s motives, but not Matt. You can’t fake chemistry, and you two have a fantastic connection.”
    “Had! It’s over. I thought Ben had ruined all relationships for me. I was determined to never fall in love again. I was never going to marry again. And I figured the only babies I would have would be as a surrogate for you and Turner.” His eyes lit up.
    “I haven’t decided that yet.” I informed. His loud sigh revealed his disappointment. “When I spent the first night with him, he proved me wrong; all men aren’t the same. And I fell head over heels in love. I saw the future. It was just as you’ve described your future with Turner: big house, good school district, fat babies, and family vacations. I could see it with Matt.” I sobbed. He stroked my arm and pulled me close for a kiss on the forehead.
    “It seems too coincidental the guy from Pentagon would create a means to ruin your life, your marriage to Ben and then betray your friend Alice. Those two issues don’t seem to connect outside of the construction of the new project. Do you know this Brady outside of Parisi Construction or Liberty?”
    “I’d never met him before dating Matt. I can’t think of any connection to him outside of Aida and Matt. If he was with Aida, I never met him while they were dating. She didn’t name him. I didn’t even know there was a Pentagon. I was in the dark on everything. I was the pawn in their game.”
    “What about this guy, Eric? What was his motivation to tell you about Pentagon?”
    “He’s a friend. He wanted to alert me, so I wouldn’t be hurt beyond repair.”
    “You sure he didn’t have an ulterior motive?”
    “No.” I answered in disgust. The idea Eric was trying to use me was unfathomable. “Sure, he hit on me a few times, but I made it clear I wasn’t interested and I was in a serious relationship with Matt.”
    “This guy is in internet and computer security systems, right?”
    “Yes. He moved here from California to work on a major project for Pentagon. He claims he retrieved the information from emails, memos, and texts saved on the server when he was doing some recovery work.”
    “But honey, how did he know how to connect this sordid mess to you? It just seems too neatly wrapped. He becomes the ‘knight’ who saves you from the big, bad kingdom of a corporation, led by one of the Princes, Matt.”
    I considered Carson’s conclusions. “It feels like this guy was fishing for a reason for you to end it with Matt, and he’d swoop right in to fill the void.” Carson finished.
    “He didn’t try anything after he told me.”
    “Love, he wouldn’t try anything today. But he’d try it a few weeks down the line. He’d offer to be a shoulder to cry on. Little did he know I’m the other man in your life, and you’d be coming to my eighty dollar clad shoulder.” He laughed. I couldn’t laugh, but it did make sense.
    “He’ll contact you shortly. I may be gay, but I know how to play the male game. It’s ingrained in our DNA. I don’t want you to fall for it. He’s not a hero in this. He’s the guy who wears the mask, kidnaps the girl and ties her up to the railroad tracks, takes off the mask and