Trust In Love (A McCord Family Novel Book 2) by Amanda Siegrist Page A
Authors: Amanda Siegrist
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chance at. He was just hoping she would give him the chance.
"Maybe I should leave Axel with you during the day. I don't like it that he walked home like he did today. He could've gotten hurt or lost."
"But he's your dog."
"I don't know about that. When I first saw him, he was on your front porch. I think that kind of makes him both of ours. He clearly loves you because he's very protective of you. I think he'd like it."
"Okay," she replied, glancing at their hands, as he had started to lightly rub his thumb on her palm.
"Okay on Axel and hanging out with me? Or just okay on Axel?" Austin asked nervously.
She tilted her eyes back up to his. "On both."
Austin smiled wide as happiness flowed through his body, among other things. He should let her go, but the feel of her soft hands was making him come undone. She wasn't pulling away and he wanted to enjoy her nearness as much as he could. He imagined he might not get it as often as he wanted, not without patience and time. "You have no idea how happy that makes me…and Axel."
Sophie was about to respond when they heard a booming knock on the door. "I'll get it. You hang out with Axel and baby him. He'll soak it up and he deserves it. It's either Ava or another officer," Austin said, as he finally let go of her hands. Sophie nodded as he winked at her and then walked out of the kitchen.
***
"You're threatening to arrest me for a false report? I didn't do this to myself," Sophie exclaimed as she held her arm out, showing the bruise that was darkening more as each minute ticked by.
"That isn't what Mr. Dittmore said, Ma'am. He said you've had some mental issues in the past and tend to hurt yourself sometimes. He's worried about you. Perhaps a psyche eval would be good for you. We can't make you, but we can help you get there if you like," the officer said in a soothing tone. To Sophie's ears, it came out more as an insolent tone.
She couldn't believe this was happening. Kevin had grabbed her, squeezing her hard and bruised her arm. He even shoved her against the wall. Several times in fact, but she had no marks to prove that. She waited until he left to call the police, but apparently, it hadn't mattered. He came home before they arrived, giving his side of the story—which was her harming herself. She had mental issues. They were right in a sense. She couldn't believe she was still with Kevin or that she allowed him to treat her this way. She was weak. She had nowhere else to go and Kevin knew that.
"That's not true. I didn't hurt myself. He—"
"Ma'am, I suggest you not further implicate yourself in that false report. I don't want to arrest you because Mr. Dittmore asked us not to," the officer interrupted her, holding his hand up in her face, making her step back from a potential slap. She almost laughed aloud at the absurdity of an officer slapping her. A natural reaction to step back when a hand came towards her. What did that tell her? What did that tell the officer? Apparently nothing, because he didn't believe her, didn't see the fear, the horror she lived with.
Why was she even trying to explain herself?
Kevin Dittmore, a prominent businessman, a man with money, power, and the influence to make the police believe she harmed herself. She was wasting her breath. "I believe we have nothing more to say to each other, Officer. Good night," Sophie said, stepping further back into the house, closing the door in his face.
She took a small breath to compose herself when bristling tingles of terror prickled her skin as she felt Kevin come up behind her. He wrapped his arms around her body, pulling her against his hard frame, whispering into her ear, "That was dumb, Sophie. Don't ever be dumb again. You will never win against me. You're mine."
Chapter 6
"Oh, no you don't, Axel. Get down from the table," Sophie said with a stern tone. She grinned at his attempt to snatch a piece of the meal she just set down to eat. She walked over to the counter, grabbed the bag
"Maybe I should leave Axel with you during the day. I don't like it that he walked home like he did today. He could've gotten hurt or lost."
"But he's your dog."
"I don't know about that. When I first saw him, he was on your front porch. I think that kind of makes him both of ours. He clearly loves you because he's very protective of you. I think he'd like it."
"Okay," she replied, glancing at their hands, as he had started to lightly rub his thumb on her palm.
"Okay on Axel and hanging out with me? Or just okay on Axel?" Austin asked nervously.
She tilted her eyes back up to his. "On both."
Austin smiled wide as happiness flowed through his body, among other things. He should let her go, but the feel of her soft hands was making him come undone. She wasn't pulling away and he wanted to enjoy her nearness as much as he could. He imagined he might not get it as often as he wanted, not without patience and time. "You have no idea how happy that makes me…and Axel."
Sophie was about to respond when they heard a booming knock on the door. "I'll get it. You hang out with Axel and baby him. He'll soak it up and he deserves it. It's either Ava or another officer," Austin said, as he finally let go of her hands. Sophie nodded as he winked at her and then walked out of the kitchen.
***
"You're threatening to arrest me for a false report? I didn't do this to myself," Sophie exclaimed as she held her arm out, showing the bruise that was darkening more as each minute ticked by.
"That isn't what Mr. Dittmore said, Ma'am. He said you've had some mental issues in the past and tend to hurt yourself sometimes. He's worried about you. Perhaps a psyche eval would be good for you. We can't make you, but we can help you get there if you like," the officer said in a soothing tone. To Sophie's ears, it came out more as an insolent tone.
She couldn't believe this was happening. Kevin had grabbed her, squeezing her hard and bruised her arm. He even shoved her against the wall. Several times in fact, but she had no marks to prove that. She waited until he left to call the police, but apparently, it hadn't mattered. He came home before they arrived, giving his side of the story—which was her harming herself. She had mental issues. They were right in a sense. She couldn't believe she was still with Kevin or that she allowed him to treat her this way. She was weak. She had nowhere else to go and Kevin knew that.
"That's not true. I didn't hurt myself. He—"
"Ma'am, I suggest you not further implicate yourself in that false report. I don't want to arrest you because Mr. Dittmore asked us not to," the officer interrupted her, holding his hand up in her face, making her step back from a potential slap. She almost laughed aloud at the absurdity of an officer slapping her. A natural reaction to step back when a hand came towards her. What did that tell her? What did that tell the officer? Apparently nothing, because he didn't believe her, didn't see the fear, the horror she lived with.
Why was she even trying to explain herself?
Kevin Dittmore, a prominent businessman, a man with money, power, and the influence to make the police believe she harmed herself. She was wasting her breath. "I believe we have nothing more to say to each other, Officer. Good night," Sophie said, stepping further back into the house, closing the door in his face.
She took a small breath to compose herself when bristling tingles of terror prickled her skin as she felt Kevin come up behind her. He wrapped his arms around her body, pulling her against his hard frame, whispering into her ear, "That was dumb, Sophie. Don't ever be dumb again. You will never win against me. You're mine."
Chapter 6
"Oh, no you don't, Axel. Get down from the table," Sophie said with a stern tone. She grinned at his attempt to snatch a piece of the meal she just set down to eat. She walked over to the counter, grabbed the bag
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