Three Years in My Fiance's Brother's Bed Novel

Chapter 12 While she was being taken away , Valerie passed Cole and , after some struggling , caught hold of his sleeve . She raised her head and met à pair of bloodshot eyes filled with hatred . She froze , and he shook her off so hard she stumbled . The lawn went quiet . Only Cole and Carter were left standing there , looking hollowed out Matthew jogged back from the hospital . " Mr. Hale , Ms. Reed wasn't there . The nurses said her grandmother passed away a week ago . " " What ? " Cole and Carter stared at Matthew in disbelief . " That's impossible ! Why wouldn't she tell me ?

" " The time of death was last Friday at 11:00 pm . I double - checked it , " Matthew quickly explained . Last Friday was the night they had been in that private room . Could Mays have overheard their conversation ? Was that the reason she kept Belinda's death from him ? Cole's stomach dropped . He remembered Valerie taking his phone at the airport . He pulled his phone out and found dozens of missed calls wiped from the log and a string of deleted texts . " Damn it ! " Cole bolted for the car , and Carter ran after him . They sped to the villa . The place was empty .

A thumb drive sat on the coffee table with a note beneath it . " Cole , the thing I regret most is how easily I trusted you Cole's fingers shook around the paper , his eyes burning hot . Carter had already jammed the drive into a laptop . He opened a folder containing evidence that Maya had been bullied for three years . Just then , both of their phones buzzed . It was a message from Maya . " I'm gone , just like you wanted . " Silence enveloped the room . Maya had left them .

Their hands shook so badly that they could barely hold the phone : Grief tore through them , leaving their eyes reddened . Carter thought back to Maya's expression when she walked out of the bathroom that night . Cole suddenly hit Carter , landing a solid blow to his jaw . " Why didn't you notice that she wanted to leave ? " Carter hit back just as hard . " You're the one who started all of this ! " They went at each other with everything they had , trading blows until they were both bleeding and too exhausted to stand . Only then did they collapse , gasping on the floor .

A minute later , Cole lurched upright . " I'm going to find her ! " Carter staggered after him . They drove straight to the hospital and headed for the department where Maya worked . Everyone there had seen the news don Quinn looked at them in disgust . " Maya signed on with Doctors Without Borders . She left today - I don't know where she's been assigned . " Chizter 13 :