Accidental Heartbreak (The Accidental Series, Book 2) (24 page)

With his overnight bag
and suits in hand, Carter walked out the front door with a heavy
heart, nearly tripping over a package that he hadn’t seen through
his watery eyes. He picked it up without much thought. His thoughts
were on what he was going to do to save his
marriage.

For a while, he sat in
the driver seat of his Escalade, staring at the front door of their
home, hoping Shayla would call him or run after him to try and work
this out, maybe even give him an opportunity to explain things. But
could he blame her for being disappointed? It was what he expected,
but still, it hurt him to leave her. It hurt even more to watch her
cry as she read Jacob’s suicide note, putting the pieces together
that confirmed they were brothers. What had he
done?

After thirty minutes flown by, Carter sighed
deeply, put the car in reverse, then looked at the package he’d
picked up from the door. There was no return address, but it was
addressed to him, written with a black marker. He wasn’t expecting
a package, so he slipped the car back in park, opened it and saw a
notebook and a note written on a single sheet of loose leaf
paper:

Mr. Williams, I’ve thought long and hard
about this and I just want you to know first off that I could lose
my license over this. But I feel it’s my duty to help you as I know
how distressed you are about the situation surrounding your
brother. When Jacob was alive, I asked him to write his feelings
down on paper, something I usually ask of all my clients. Enclosed
are the notes that he left me. There are only a few entries, but
I’m hoping that this will help you cope with the loss of your
brother and the decisions you face ahead with Shayla.

All the best,

Dr. Westbrook

- - -

Carter opened the notebook to page one and
was immediately struck by the sight of Jacob’s handwriting. Then he
began reading:

Most of my life, my Mother compared me to my
big brother, if you can even call him that. To be considered
siblings, we would have to have either the same Mother, or the same
father. We have neither and, Carter, as smart as everyone claims he
is, is too dense to realize that our “family” isn’t really a family
at all…

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To Be Continued…

Start reading Book 3,
Accidental Lovers
now.

Other books by Tina Martin:

His Paradise Wife (The Champion
Brothers)

When A Champion Wants You (The Champion
Brothers)

Accidental Deception, The Accidental Series,
Book 1

Accidental Heartbreak, The Accidental
Series, Book 2

Accidental Lovers, The Accidental Series,
Book 3

What Donovan Wants, The Accidental Series,
Book 4

Dying To Love Her

Dying To Love Her 2

Dying To Love Her 3

The Millionaire’s Arranged Marriage (The
Alexanders, Book 1)

Watch Me Take Your Girl (The Alexanders,
Book 2)

Her Premarital Ex (The Alexanders, Book
3)

The Object of His Obsession (The Alexanders,
Book 4)

Dilvan’s Redemption (The Alexanders, Book
5)

Secrets On Lake Drive

Can’t Just Be His Friend

All Falls Down

Just Like New to the Next Man

Vacation Interrupted

The Crush

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