Harley's Achilles (The Rock Series Book 3) by Sandrine Gasq-DIon, Kelli Dennis, Heidi Ryan, Jennifer Jacobson, Michael Stokes Page B
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behavior. I am sure whatever he has done, he has done for you.”
Yeah, I caught on to that last night when he told his parents I was just his job. My heart ached again just remembering it. I felt my pocket, the note for Jana was still there, and I didn’t know if I wanted to give it to Achilles or not. What if it was a love letter or something? What if Achilles hooked up while we were here? Fuck, I couldn’t keep it from him. What if he truly had feelings for this girl?
“Ah, we are home,” Calli announced as we headed up the driveway. “Maybe tonight you can take a walk on the beach? It is beautiful at night.”
“Maybe.” I nodded.
As we entered the house, Achilles walked into the foyer and helped his mother with the pan of moussaka. He sniffed it with a grin. Right then, I could see the child in Achilles. I threw him a look which said we’ll talk later , and his brows creased in confusion. I smiled wickedly and entered the kitchen. Achilles’ father was seated at the table and a chessboard was set up.
“Thank God. I thought I would lose to my son again.” Krios lightly laughed. “Did you enjoy your day, Harley?”
“I really did!” I enthused. “It was really cool to see how stuff is made. I don’t cook much.” Achilles snorted and I shot him a look.
“Well, shall we eat?” Calli quickly interrupted.
As we sat around the table talking and laughing over the food, I felt as if I’d been missing out my entire life on what it was like to be part of a family. It made me miss Holden even more. I’d never had this with my own parents, and I was almost jealous that Achilles had such a close relationship with his.
“Harley, are you all right?” Achilles asked in a hushed tone.
“Yes, I’m just tired, I guess. Would you all mind if I headed upstairs?”
“By all means.” Calli stood with me and pulled me into a hug. “I had a wonderful time with you today, Harley.”
“Thank you. Me too.”
I had to get out of there. I excused myself and practically ran up the stairs. Once I got to my room, I shut the door and walked out onto my balcony. It overlooked the ocean, and I stared up into the night sky with a half moon that seemed to be closer than normal. I took deep breaths, fighting back the emotion just under the surface. I missed Holden so much.
“Can you see me, Holden?” I whispered to the night sky. “I miss you.”
There was a knock on my door and I walked across the room to answer it. Achilles stood with a plate of baklava and a smile.
“Hey, I thought you might like this in your room.”
“Thank you.”
“Are you okay?” He tilted his head, searching my eyes.
“I’m just,” I sighed, walking back out onto the balcony. “I wish I had what you have.”
“You can,” Achilles said from behind me.
I turned to look at him. “How would that happen, Achilles? My parents don’t even know I’m alive. I might as well not even exist.”
“Don’t you ever say that again!” Achilles shouted at me. He seemed to be surprised at his own outburst, and took a deep breath. “I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to yell at you.”
“I didn’t know you could.” I gave him a lopsided grin.
“Funny.” Achilles frowned.
I felt my pocket and removed the slip of paper, handing it to him. He looked it over and his eyes met mine with a look of confusion.
“What’s this?”
“A message from Jana, I believe.”
Achilles ran a hand through his hair and let out what sounded like an irritated sigh. He opened the note and read it. I tried to get a peek, but I didn’t read Greek.
“What’s it say?” I asked.
“She wants me to meet her tonight by the temple.”
“Oh,” I said, a bit dejected.
“Not going to happen.” Achilles ripped up the note and stuffed it in his pocket. “How about you and I take a walk instead?”
“Are you sure? She was pretty and she seems to want you.”
“Why don’t you meet her then?” Achilles snapped.
“Whoa.” I took a step
Yeah, I caught on to that last night when he told his parents I was just his job. My heart ached again just remembering it. I felt my pocket, the note for Jana was still there, and I didn’t know if I wanted to give it to Achilles or not. What if it was a love letter or something? What if Achilles hooked up while we were here? Fuck, I couldn’t keep it from him. What if he truly had feelings for this girl?
“Ah, we are home,” Calli announced as we headed up the driveway. “Maybe tonight you can take a walk on the beach? It is beautiful at night.”
“Maybe.” I nodded.
As we entered the house, Achilles walked into the foyer and helped his mother with the pan of moussaka. He sniffed it with a grin. Right then, I could see the child in Achilles. I threw him a look which said we’ll talk later , and his brows creased in confusion. I smiled wickedly and entered the kitchen. Achilles’ father was seated at the table and a chessboard was set up.
“Thank God. I thought I would lose to my son again.” Krios lightly laughed. “Did you enjoy your day, Harley?”
“I really did!” I enthused. “It was really cool to see how stuff is made. I don’t cook much.” Achilles snorted and I shot him a look.
“Well, shall we eat?” Calli quickly interrupted.
As we sat around the table talking and laughing over the food, I felt as if I’d been missing out my entire life on what it was like to be part of a family. It made me miss Holden even more. I’d never had this with my own parents, and I was almost jealous that Achilles had such a close relationship with his.
“Harley, are you all right?” Achilles asked in a hushed tone.
“Yes, I’m just tired, I guess. Would you all mind if I headed upstairs?”
“By all means.” Calli stood with me and pulled me into a hug. “I had a wonderful time with you today, Harley.”
“Thank you. Me too.”
I had to get out of there. I excused myself and practically ran up the stairs. Once I got to my room, I shut the door and walked out onto my balcony. It overlooked the ocean, and I stared up into the night sky with a half moon that seemed to be closer than normal. I took deep breaths, fighting back the emotion just under the surface. I missed Holden so much.
“Can you see me, Holden?” I whispered to the night sky. “I miss you.”
There was a knock on my door and I walked across the room to answer it. Achilles stood with a plate of baklava and a smile.
“Hey, I thought you might like this in your room.”
“Thank you.”
“Are you okay?” He tilted his head, searching my eyes.
“I’m just,” I sighed, walking back out onto the balcony. “I wish I had what you have.”
“You can,” Achilles said from behind me.
I turned to look at him. “How would that happen, Achilles? My parents don’t even know I’m alive. I might as well not even exist.”
“Don’t you ever say that again!” Achilles shouted at me. He seemed to be surprised at his own outburst, and took a deep breath. “I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to yell at you.”
“I didn’t know you could.” I gave him a lopsided grin.
“Funny.” Achilles frowned.
I felt my pocket and removed the slip of paper, handing it to him. He looked it over and his eyes met mine with a look of confusion.
“What’s this?”
“A message from Jana, I believe.”
Achilles ran a hand through his hair and let out what sounded like an irritated sigh. He opened the note and read it. I tried to get a peek, but I didn’t read Greek.
“What’s it say?” I asked.
“She wants me to meet her tonight by the temple.”
“Oh,” I said, a bit dejected.
“Not going to happen.” Achilles ripped up the note and stuffed it in his pocket. “How about you and I take a walk instead?”
“Are you sure? She was pretty and she seems to want you.”
“Why don’t you meet her then?” Achilles snapped.
“Whoa.” I took a step
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