There was some comfort in the
realization that we were all horribly flawed.
Rennillia 1 (Rennillia Series #1)
New Adult
M. Sembera
Dec.
3, 2015
Set
in a small southern town, death, love, hurt, friendship and anger bond Rennillia Cantinelli, Scott Herterand, Emerson Roberts and Jackson
Thomas while shaping the paths they will follow into adulthood.
After
a six year separation from her friends, Ren returns to the Roberts' house to
start over.
Caught
between love, loyalty, friendship and restrained by obligations, these four
discover the bond they formed long ago is not the only thing holding them
together.
Excerpt:
Rushing
downstairs, I found Emerson in the kitchen.
“Hey,” I called, entering the room.
He turned greeting me, “Good morning.”
Intent to get it over as quick as possible, I
stated, “We need to talk.”
His face turned wary as he revealed, “I heard y'all
arguing last night. I think we should talk. This was a bad idea. I thought it
would be good for y'all to be together, but…”
Stopping him, I said, “Wait. That’s not what I
was talking about.” Sighing, I found I didn’t want to talk to him anymore and
asked, “Where's Hert?”
Emerson walked closer to me, saying, “He left.
He didn’t say where he was going. Ren, if it’s not working out…”
I stopped him again, raising my voice a little
this time, “Why do you keep saying that? Things are perfect. I wanted to talk
to you because we decided not to wait anymore. We are going to get our marriage
license today and make an appointment at the courthouse. I wanted to see if
your parents could come in early. We have three days and I don’t want them to
miss it.”
Appearing distressed, Emerson replied, “Why
are you rushing?”
Defensive, I argued, “I’m not. I’m just tired
of waiting. And just so you know whether you think it’s a good idea or not,
that’s what we're doing. I don’t know who you think you are. Plans and
strategies didn’t make me love Hert. I fell in love of my own free will. Now
will you call your parents and ask them to come in early or do I need to?”
Sounding miserable, Em stated, “You know that
means I’m leaving sooner.”
Throwing my hands up, I shouted, “No one is
making you! That's your choice! You can still wait to leave!”
Emerson shouted back, “No, I can’t! I can’t
stay here with you married to Hert!”
Sitting down at the table placing my head in
my hands, I asked, “Why not?”
Opening his mouth, he paused before hanging
his head, replying, “I didn’t know it would make me feel this way.”
Emerson's reply seemed more like he was
talking to himself than answering my question.
Slightly outraged, I snapped, “What way?”
Emerson, always selfless, determined to put
everyone else’s needs before his own was picking now, three days before I was
to be Hert’s wife, to be selfish.
“You know, Ren, I didn’t move to Spain with my
parents because I needed to stay here with you. You and I, we were meant to be
with each other. That is what was supposed to happen.”
Nothing more needed to be revealed. I couldn’t
help being hurt. Hurt for Emerson and for myself.
I looked over at him, scolding, “And you pick
right now to tell me this.”
Emotion seemed to weigh on him as he stated,
“I won’t get a chance like this again, to tell. There are things you need to
know.”
Livid, I replied, “No, you won’t, because in
three days I'm marrying Hert but you had ten years of chances and never said a
word.”
Emerson seemed regretful as he apologized,
“I’m sorry.”
Trying to hold myself together, I said, “Please
don’t do this to me. Not right now.”
Leaving
the room, I heard him say, “I'll call my father.”
Marked Heart Novels by M. Sembera
Four
full-length stand alone novels and one novella interconnecting four couples
that will make you fall in love, laugh, cry, swoon, and believe in second
chances
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