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Authors: Sabrina Sims McAfee
Tags: #romance, #contemporary romance, #african american romance, #romance adult contemporary, #romance africanamerican contemporary, #multicultural contemporary romance, #romance alpha male, #romance and millionaire
What the hell is she
screaming about?
Bemused, Zeke gave his
stepmother a dumbfounded stare. He shrugged. “What’s
true?”
“
Taylor’s pregnant! You got
that hot little bitch pregnant!” Stunned, Zeke’s heart clenched.
His stepmother continued, spatting, “Now she’s going to ruin the
family’s name. Everything your father has worked so hard to
protect, you’ve destroyed it, Zeke. You and Taylor. Other than you,
we’ve never had a bastard born in this family. Never.” Hatred
dulled her green eyes.
Zeke’s face turned beet
red. Seemingly confused, his brows lifted. “Taylor’s
pregnant?”
This is what she wanted to me.
She wanted to tell me she was pregnant.
“
Yes. She’s pregnant.”
Still holding the bullhorn and flashlight, Katherine’s green eyes
narrowed. “Taylor’s mother just paid me a visit and told me out of
her own darn mouth.” Taking a step closer to him, her eyes roamed
over his face. She fisted her hips. Head tilting, her eyes
stretched wide. “Oh. My. God. Your little supposed girlfriend
didn’t even bother telling you, did she?” Zeke shook his head.
Katherine continued. “These little sluts around here been trying to
get their hands on the family’s fortune for years. For all I know,
the baby may not even be yours. Taylor’s getting an abortion, and
that’s all there is to it.”
Folding his arms across his
chest, Zeke gave Katherine a brutal stare on purpose.
Like hell she will
. “No,
Mom. If Taylor’s pregnant, she’s keeping my baby.”
Katherine slapped Zeke! Face stinging,
his mouth dropped wide open. Lips twisting, she clutched his
shoulders and shook him. “There’s no way in hell I’m letting
another bastard child come into this family. Into my house. No way
in fucking hell! Do you understand me? Do you?”
This lady is crazy.
Knowing he had every intention of keeping his
baby, Zeke nodded yes just to appease the redheaded Katherine.
“Yes, ma’am.”
Gently patting his face where she’d
slapped him, the corners of Katherine’s lips lifted. “I’m glad you
agree with me, Zeke. You let me handle Taylor and this stupid
pregnancy. Now, let’s go home and have dinner. Don’t argue with
your brothers tonight while at the table. I’m not in the mood for
any more drama tonight.”
Lady, you put the D in
drama. And you put the D in damn fool if you think my girl is
getting an abortion.
Zeke shrugged on his
shirt, then followed his stepmother through the forest. Thinking
about how Taylor was pregnant with his child, warmth infused his
heart. Smiling inwardly, he couldn’t wait to talk with Taylor and
let her know of his new plans.
Walking behind Katherine
and heading home, a mild smile touched Zeke’s lips.
I’m going to make sure Taylor and my baby don’t
ever have to worry about a thing. As soon as I graduate from high
school, I’m going to convince Taylor’s mother to sign papers
stating she can marry me. But even if she don’t sign them, we’re
going to get married as soon as we can. If anyone tries to stop us
from being together, we’ll run away and raise our child together.
Yes. I’m going to be a father. Yes! Oh God, I love myself some
Taylor.
Trailing closely behind Katherine,
Zeke finally reached the back of his parents’ red brick mansion.
Katherine fisted the sides of her long dress and marched up the
steps of the back desk.
So glad Taylor was pregnant, Zeke felt
like jumping up and kicking his damn heels. However, knowing that
action would piss Katherine off, he decided to keep his excited
emotions on the down low and just clambered up the steps behind the
stuck up woman instead.
GAZING DOWN
at the sparkling promise ring that Zeke had given
her, Taylor crossed the railroad tracks leading towards her home
and smiled
. Zeke said this is a promise
ring. A token of how much he loves me. He said we’re going to get
married one day.
Placing her hand to the
bottom part of her belly, Taylor’s heart sang with
delight.
Feeling blissful and hopeful about her
future with Zeke, Taylor wondered if he knew she was pregnant by
now. His stepmother’s voice had sounded quite angry about ten
minutes ago. Maybe she should’ve just stayed and faced mean-behind
Katherine head on. It wasn’t like the lady could do anything about
her situation. If anything, Katherine should be happy that she
loved Zeke more than life itself.
Close to her home, the sky
had grown even darker. Almost pitch black. Burning wood wafted up
her nose. Gazing down at the ground, she kicked at a rock and
looked at her sparkling promise ring again.
Oh, Zeke is so sweet. And good looking. And ooo, he’s so
fine.
Suddenly, Taylor felt a shadow behind
her. Just as she whirled, someone covered her head with a sack.
Clawing at the hands squeezing her neck, the locket necklace around
her neck snapped and fell to the ground. Losing her breath, she
plummeted to her hands and knees.
Scurrying away with the bag covering
her head while on her hands and knees, the crazy man yanked her off
the ground. Unable to see, Taylor screamed. Terrified, she kicked
and punched. Jerked harshly in the strong man’s arms. “Let me go!
Let me go!”
“
Shut up. You should’ve
thought about your consequences beforehand.”
Crying her eyes out, she
heard bleeps from a car, as if her abductor were unlocking a
vehicle. The strong man tossed her, and she landed hard on
something.
Bam!
Sounded like the trunk of a car had slammed close.
Frightened to her wit’s end, Taylor
snatched the bag from her head to find herself trapped inside the
truck of some man’s car. Lying on her back, surrounded in sheer
darkness, she felt the car rock and shimmy over the railroad track.
Short moments later, a train’s whistle resounded throughout the
night’s air and sailed into the dark trunk of the horrible
monster’s car.
Kicking and banging on the
trunk’s roof, Taylor wailed.
He’s going to
kill me and my baby. Oh God, please help me.
“Somebody help meeee!”
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