Mosaic (42 page)
Authors: Leigh Talbert Moore
“She’s very good isn’t she.” Will’s voice made Anna jump, but she managed to control her skittering nerves.
She’d hoped to have a moment to thank her brother-in-law for putting in an appearance, and now it seemed she was getting that wish.
“Yes, she is,” Anna said. “She always has been, but she put the brush down for a long time.”
“After my mother died.” His tone was different than it normally was. The cold cruelty was gone, and Anna almost detected a note of vulnerability, however slight.
“That’s right.” Anna nodded as Will came from behind one of the easels out into the center of the studio to face her.
His eyes narrowed at her like always, but the usual sneer was absent. “I guess you think you’ve won. You showed me or something.”
Anna’s eyes flickered over his face. “I don’t think anything of the sort. I’m glad you’re here.”
“I wanted to see it for myself.” He pressed his lips into a line. “You changed your dress and lost some weight, but you’re still the same girl you always were.”
Only six months had passed since the reunion, since he lost his father. Anna mentally reminded herself of these facts, and while Julian had gone out of his way to secure his oldest brother in the family business, he had no power over her.
She stuck out her chin. “That’s right. I am. I hoped your being here meant you might’ve changed a little.”
“I’ll never change.” His voice wasn’t angry or sinister. It was resigned.
“Anyone is capable of change. If they choose to.”
He let out an impatient breath, and she knew he wasn’t ready for that. Instead she changed directions. “You know, Will. I’m glad I have this chance to thank you.”
She glanced to her right, and as she expected, his brow was creased.
“You scared me once,” she continued. “You threatened me once. But I’m not afraid of you now. Your scheming drove me away, but it only made me grow up and become the person I needed to be. Without you, I might never have realized the strength of Julian’s and my connection. So I want to thank you.”
His expression grew more irritated as she spoke, and Anna had to fight not to burst out laughing as she said the words she now realized were too true. It was so crazy how life could turn everything around.
She was silent, waiting, until finally Will cleared his throat and started for the door. He paused before exiting to mutter “You’re welcome.” Then he left.
Anna’s shoulders dropped with her exhale, and she took one last look around the room before following him out the door and heading back up to her room to change.
Whether she would ever see the day when Will Kyser gave up hating everyone, she didn’t know. For all of them it had been a matter of finding the right person to help start the healing process. She looked forward to the day when that might happen for her new brother-in-law.
Later that night, back at the beach cottage wrapped tightly in Julian’s arms, she remembered the day she’d dreamed of living in this little house with him and having his children. All of their dreams had come true. Her life was complete, and with so much pain behind them, they looked forward to a better future together.
She was where she belonged, and their love had filled all the cracks and missing pieces. Now they were not only stronger, they were a beautiful new work of art. In that moment, she had everything she had ever wanted, and as time passed, she was confident they would only have more.
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Falling in love changes everything…
Three bad things I learned this year:
-People you trust lie, even parents.
-That hot guy, the one who’s totally into you, he might not be the one.
-Things are not always how they appear.
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-That other hot guy, the one who remembers your birthday, he just might be the one.
-Oh, and things are not always how they appear.
Anna Sanders expected an anonymous (and uneventful) senior year until she crossed paths with rich-and-sexy Jack Kyser and his twin sister Lucy.
Pulling Anna into their extravagant lifestyle on the Gulf Coast, Lucy pushed Anna outside her comfort zone, and Jack showed her feelings she’d never experienced... Until he mysteriously withdrew.
Anna turned to her internship at the city paper and to her old attraction for Julian, a handsome local artist and rising star, for distraction. But both led to her discovery of a decades-old secret closely guarded by the twins’ distant, single father.
A secret that could permanently change all their lives.
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Falling in love will pull you under...
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Three friends, three dreams.
One fatal decision will change all their lives forever.
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Anna hoped to find a way for Julian to know the truth, but as she digs deeper into the tragic events of the past, she realizes silence could be their only option.
Now she's in an alliance with the man she formerly feared. And if Julian finds out what she knows, she could lose the boy she's starting to love for good.
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Love is stronger than distance…
Finishing senior year is supposed to be the best time in a person’s life.
Finishing senior year as Julian’s girlfriend should’ve been the icing on the cake.
Knowing the secret that could change everything for him is the only thing threatening to spoil it all.
Until Jack returns.
Anna and Julian are together at last, and it’s as hot and happy as they knew it would be. The only problem is The Secret. And Jack.
But while Anna is determined to fight for the guy she loves, she could still lose Julian when he discovers the truth she’s been helping to hide.