Total pages in book: 74
Estimated words: 75193 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 376(@200wpm)___ 301(@250wpm)___ 251(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 75193 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 376(@200wpm)___ 301(@250wpm)___ 251(@300wpm)
Uh-oh.
Hmmmm.
“’Sup,” Ridley said, offering his hand to Wolf.
Wolf took it, returned the shake, then turned to me and Cori.
“Trade me,” he said, passing Nathan’s hand over to Ridley.
Ridley took Nathan’s hand, then bent down and swooped him into his arms, and immediately acted like he was going to drop him, eliciting a squeal from the boy.
I smiled, handing Cori over to Wolf without protest.
All of The Uncertain Saints adored Cori, and it was heartwarming to see all those big, strong men become little softies in the hands of a little girl no bigger than their hands.
And as I turned, studying my husband, I couldn’t help but think I’d lucked out.
I’d been handed two of life’s greatest gifts.
A black butterfly fluttered past in my line of sight.
The sight of it so rare, that my eyes were transfixed on it.
It landed on the top of Cori’s head, just for a few short seconds, before it flew away again, almost as if it’d never been there to begin with.
My breath caught, and my eyes followed the butterfly’s movements until I couldn’t see it anymore.
And I looked up to the sky, and smiled at my brother.
Butterflies had been his favorite, and I’d teased him mercilessly. Black butterflies in particular.
I love you. I looked up at the sky. And I miss you.
Ridley threw his hand around my shoulders and pulled me into his chest as he caught the look on my face, dropping his head to press his lips to my forehead for a few long seconds before returning to the conversation that had been going on around me.
Me? I ignored the conversation.
Instead, I basked in the greatness.
The perfectness.
My perfect greatness.
Then I took a deep breath and expelled it, doing so easily, contentedly for the first time in a long time.