Page 85 of When a Soul Cries

“What?”

“You can’t fight everybody.”

“I absolutely can.”

“No, you can’t.”

“Okay. Then I’ll pay somebody.”

The words left my mouth before I thought about them.

Sol laughed.

I didn’t.

Not immediately.

Because there it was again.

Money.

The secret sitting underneath damn near everything.

I forced a smile before she noticed.

My phone vibrated on the coffee table.

I reached for it.

Nothing important.

But for some reason, another man popped into my head.

The one from the gas station.

I could still see him leaning near the pump, looking entirely too comfortable trying to talk to me while I was rushing to get Halo to the doctor.

Kai.

I didn’t even know why I remembered his name so easily.

Probably because he was fine.

Fine enough to piss me off.

Tall. Handsome. A little cocky.

And that smile?

Trouble.

Definitely trouble.

I had barely given him the time of day.

Halo was sick in the car, my nerves were shot, and the last thing I cared about was some man trying to flirt.

But when I’d told him I was rushing a sick baby to the doctor, he’d changed.