All For Him Book 1 – Ray King (1)

1kitap1.com/en Chapter Fifteen rett Vanderpool climbed out of a black Mercedes. He wore dark slacks and a grey sweater. “Kara.” He crossed toward us. “I was in the neighborhood, thought I’d check on the progress.” Kara’s spine went rigid. “You don’t get to do that anymore, Brett. This is my house.” His eyes landed on me for a brief moment and he did a double take. I watched as recognition dawned on his face. “Oh. It seems you get around town.” I held his gaze and did not look away.

“It’s a good thing I came,” Brett said. “Now that I know who you have working on this, I need to make sure it’s being done properly.” Bobby and Mike had stopped working. They stood by the support columns and watched with the wary stillness of men sensing trouble. Brett walked over to where we’d sealed the foundation crack.

He crouched down, ran his fingers along the fresh concrete, made a show of inspecting our work. “Interesting technique.” His tone suggested the opposite. “Are you certified for this kind of structural repair?” I kept my voice level. “Work’s solid. Inspection will confirm it.” “I’m sure it will.” Brett stood and brushed concrete dust from his hands with exaggerated care. “Though I have to wonder if Kara’s getting her money’s worth. There are certified contractors in Burlington who specialize in historic restoration.

Professionals with actual credentials and insurance.” The implication landed clear. I was an amateur. A handyman playing at contractor work, probably overcharging Kara while doing substandard repairs. Bobby spoke up before I could. “Work’s up to code and then some. Been doing foundations for forty years. This’ll outlast the house.” Brett’s smile didn’t reach his eyes. “I’m sure you believe that.” He turned back to Kara. “I’m just concerned you’re being taken advantage of. This helpful young man seems to be making himself very useful all over town. First the bookshop woman, now you.”

The condescension in helpful young man was thick enough to choke on. Kara stepped between us. Her voice came out cold and sharp. “My house. My money. My choice. You don’t get a say anymore, Brett. About anything in my life.” “I’m just trying to help⁠—” “You’re trying to control. Same thing you always did. So unless you have actual business here, you need to leave.

And you have no right to suggest that Lance doesn’t know what he’s doing.” Next thing I knew, she was right up against me. Her large tits pressed into my arm and I forced my surprise away. I knew this was a calculated move against her ex. “Because he’s more of a man than you’ll ever be.” Brett’s mask slipped, only for a second, just long enough for me to see the anger underneath.

The entitled rage of a man who’d lost something he considered his property and couldn’t accept it was gone. He looked at me. Really looked this time, taking my measure.

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1kitap1.com/en T Chapter One he transmission of the 1987 Ford F-150 whined a low, steady protest as I downshifted, letting gravity and friction scrub off speed rather than riding the brakes. The brakes were fine. They had new pads I’d put on myself back in Connecticut, but there was no point in stressing old metal when you didn’t have to.

That was something Grandpa had taught me, long before he left me the truck, the letter, and the sudden realization that I was wasting my life. Don’t wait. Two words. One dead grandfather, and a three-month tailspin that ended —or maybe started—right here. The sign for Mapleton was modest, carved wood hanging from a pair of cedar posts that leaned just slightly to the left. I noted the lean and filed it away in the part of my brain that refused to stop seeing projects, then drove past it.

The town unfolded like something from a different era, but without the kitschy veneer of a tourist trap. There were no billboard advertisements for ski resorts or outlets, just a long stretch of two-lane blacktop flanked by maples that had lost their leaves. The air coming through the open window tasted clean, sharp with pine and the damp earthiness of the mountains behind the skyline. I wasn’t running away. That was the distinction I kept making to anyone who asked, specifically my sister Nora, who had texted me four times since I crossed the state line.

Running away implied panic and fear. I wasn’t afraid. I was just done.

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