Casting Vows (HEARTS OF GOLD #3) by Ariella Talix EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
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- Authors: Ariella Talix
- Language: English
- Genre: Historical Romance
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Los Angeles, 1884. The year the rain would not stop.
What’s going on out there? Nicolo Stark-James asked himself,
sitting up and rubbing sleepily at his eyes. The rainfall made a racket, but
Nico was sure he had heard a strange thud against his bedroom window.
It was around midnight, and the torrential rain had made a mess of the
property outside their ranch-style home. The usually mild California
weather had suddenly turned nasty, and rain had been falling constantly for
two solid weeks. The deluge created a muddy quagmire that was nearly
impossible to navigate where they lived, but in other parts of Los Angeles,
the flood was submerging orchards and carrying houses away. At least two
hundred houses had been swept away along with outbuildings and fences,
causing hundreds of residents to seek shelter.
Nico went to the window and shoved the curtain out of the way. Rain
cascaded down the glass, but through the distortion, he could make out the
shape of his best friend, hunched over in an odd position, boots sunk deep
into the mud just beneath Nico’s window.
Immediately, Nico raised the pane—he never bothered to lock the
window—and snapped at Matty, “Why are you waiting out there? Climb on
in like you always do!”
“Can’t. Need help.” Matty’s voice was weak and shook with emotion
and apparent agony that set Nico’s senses on alert. He clutched his belly
and wasn’t raising his face to look at Nico.
Oh no. It happened again.
Not wanting to take time for an explanation, Nico asked, “Can you give
me your hand and let me pull you in?”
Matty groaned and shook his head stiffly.
“Then meet me at the front door. Can you make it that far?” Matty was
swaying. “I’ll get one of my fathers to help!”
“No! You promised. I don’t want more trouble with…” At that, Matty
puked up something that looked an awful lot like blood and collapsed in a
heap, landing in the mud with a splat.
Sometimes, it’s prudent to break a promise, even if it’s to your best
friend in the whole world. Matty was as important to Nico as his own
family. He loved him—not like a brother. Of course, he loved his brothers
Bay and Warren as well as his sisters Ondine and Martha, but he loved
Matty with a depth of affection he had never tried to analyze.
He just knew
he had to take care of Matty and had to do it now. Leaving the window
open, allowing the rain to soak the curtains and the floor, he dashed out of
his room and down the hall.
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