Broken Free (The Broken Series) (16 page)

Chapter Twenty Two

Daniel thought he’d burst with joy and excitement as they rode to his secret destination.

“I still can’t believe you all are making your honeymoon a family affair,” Gammie said, smoothing her sky blue silk skirt while watching the countryside pass through the limousine window.

“Don’t worry,
” Daniel said, “we have two parts to this honeymoon. A family and a private.” He winked at Sofia.

“I hope we get there soon, cause mommy needs to feed baby,”
Sofia cooed to their son in the car seat next to her.

“Me too,” Sarah said, eyes wide, while baby
Anna held her finger.

“Literally five more minutes
,” Daniel said. “And I’d like to announce that…where we’re going is to be our new residence.”

Sofia sucked in her breath. “Baby! Are you kidding?”  

“Oh my, a new house?” Gammie looked around again. “Is it gonna be a country house?” she asked, hopeful.

Daniel chuckled and shared smiles with Seth who
’d helped keep it all secret. “Yes Rachel, a country house.”

Gammie
studied the scenery. “I hope it’s close to where we are, this is just a lovely spot.”

Daniel
pulled out his phone to video, grinning as the driver slowed. “We are
at
the driveway. The long winding driveway.”

“A
winding
driveway? I love those,” Gammie said. “Used to have one growing up.”

Sofia clapped in her seat, thrilled. “A house in the country, I can’t believe it!”

“Look at this drive,” Gammie said, craning her neck to see. “Just
gorgeous.”

They finally rounded the last curve and Daniel caught their collective gasps on video, him and Seth laughing.

“Oh
honey,
” Rachel gasped. Daniel’s chest constricted at seeing her small chin shake and eyes tear up. “This place…is like goin’ home.”

“It is home
,” Daniel said. “Our home.”

“Baby,
how did you
find
this place?” Sofia turned in her seat and gawked out the window like a child.

“Can you believe I prayed?”

Everybody turned and looked at him, wide eyed. Daniel laughed, catching that on video too. He knew they all wanted to know the details, so, he obliged. “I prayed for a house in the country like Rachel wanted. With the full wrap around porch. But one big enough for all of us to live close.” He turned off the camera and looked at Sofia, smiling at her awed expression. “The very next
day,
” Daniel said, still impressed with that part, “I get a call from a realtor. Looking for somebody who no longer lived at that number, or maybe it was just a wrong number. And something told me to ask if they had anything like I was looking for.” Daniel grinned ear to ear, this part still flooring him. “And do you know what he says?”

“What?” they all asked.

“He said to me, wow, sir. You just described a house I’ve been trying to sell for the past year.” Daniel laughed, unable to contain his joy over it. He turned on the video, getting footage of their shocked faces, finding it so damn funny.

As soon as the car stopped, everybody got out and gawked at the two and a half story with the full wrap around porch.
Daniel held their son and Seth walked around with his beautiful daughter, showing her and mommy around. His brother tossed a glance his way and Daniel grinned. Seth returned the secret smile. They were both the happiest men on the planet. They’d had the darkest lives and yet here they stood tall in plain daylight. A beautiful day at that with a huge yard bordering a forest on every side. And with their family.

“You like it buddy?” he whispered to Danny. “This is our new home. We’re going to have a lot of fun here. Daddy needs to build a rail around that porch so you
and Anne don’t fall off. Daddy needs to learn how to build a rail. Will you help me?” Daniel kissed his son’s fat cheeks over and over, smiling at how strong he was. He kicked in his arms in excitement, looking left and right like he couldn’t see everything fast enough.

“Baby!” Sofia
hurried back to him with wide eyes. She was breathtaking in her princess wedding dress still. “It’s like the miracle on 34
th
street movie!”

He wrapped
an arm around her and hugged her. “It is, isn’t it.” He pecked her lips repeatedly. “Guess what the name of that road is out front.”

“
What?” she said between kisses. “Santa Clause Lane?”

“
Try Sofia D
rive.”

She gasped
and jerked her head back. “You lie!”

He laughed, “I’m not kidding. This is miracle on Sofia drive. And I just so happen to know an angel named Sofia.”

She squealed with laughter and kissed him. “You
do
? Is she
awesome
and totally hot?”

“
Mmmmm yes.” His son banged him on his cheek, wanting his kisses. Daniel laughed and gave him a bunch until he giggled. Then he peered into Sofia’s gaze. “She’s the angel that set me free. The love of my life. And my beautiful wife.”

THE END???

Email me at
[email protected]
and tell me if this is the end??? Do you feel like there’s more to this story? Or are you satisfied. What would you like to see next?

Want another delicious dark hero? Well you have
got
to read about Micah in The Covenant series.

Book One:
The Sessions

Book Two:
The Sifting

You can check out all my books on my
Amazon Page

Hope you enjoyed! Hook up with me on Facebook. Love to hear from my readers!