Semua Bab The Price of Peace: Book 3 In The No More Regrets Series: Bab 171 - Bab 180

Kole's POVBefore I hung up with Keisha, I finished telling her what happened with Maverick and Tiffany, she laughed so hard I thought she was going to lose her breath."My day started off really shitty," she said between laughs, "but hearing you talk about walking in on another employee having sex in their office just made my day ten times better."I chuckled and leaned back in my chair."I know it did, girl. Just let me know when the police call you. I'm probably going to check on you throughout the day anyway. I need to make sure you're okay."Her voice softened."Thank you, sweetie.""Always.""I'll talk to you later, honey bunny.""Okay. Love you.""Love you too."After hanging up, I decided to take a walk over to my brother's office. Hopefully he wasn't doing the same thing Maverick had been doing.Unlike earlier, I planned on knocking first.There was no telling with Knox and Sienna working on the same floor.I took the elevator down to the seventh floor and stepped out into th

Crandon's POVAs I ran around the building looking for Tempest, I couldn't find her anywhere.Not her office, or the conference rooms, or the break rooms.Nowhere.The uneasy feeling I'd had all morning was no longer a feeling. It was a full-blown alarm bell going off in my head.I turned to security."Pull up every camera. Right now."By then, Knox had joined me.A few minutes later, Kole showed up too.All three of us stood behind the security desk while Stuart pulled up the surveillance footage."Back it up to noon," I said.The footage rolled.There she was.Tempest leaving the building.Crossing the street.Walking into the café.My stomach tightened."Do you have exterior cameras access?" I asked.Stuart nodded."We have a long-range camera. Let me pull it up."A few seconds later, the view changed.We watched Tempest walk into the café.She approached the counter.Talked briefly with one of the employees.Then she raised a finger as if saying she'd be right back and headed towar

Maya’s POV I watched as my brother forked another piece of cheesecake, chewing slowly, his shoulders slumped under the weight of everything he’d been carrying. I took a sip of my wine and crossed my legs, giving him the space he needed. He let out a deep breath and sighed, the sound heavy in the quiet of my living room. “Well, today I came home from work…” he started. “Normally I’d swing by Mom’s to get the kids, because she's been picking them up from school since we moved back from Arizona. Alexis works part-time when she feels like it, but she hasn’t found anything steady here. I just didn't understood why she couldn’t pick them up herself. She’s not doing shit during the day.” I shrugged. “Yeah, pretty much. I actually thought she was handling it. I didn’t realize Mom was still doing all the pickups.” He nodded. “She told us she was out job hunting, but there were no prospects, no callbacks, just nothing. I’m not stressing it too much. I make decent money, the company he

Maya's POVAs I walked around the studio, making sure everything was ready, I couldn't help but feel proud.The donated smocks were neatly stacked. The goodie bags were lined up and ready to go. The food looked amazing. Everything looked beyond perfect.This was the first day of our art program, and we were scheduled to run it for four consecutive weekends. The goal was simple to teach the kids something new, give them a creative outlet, and hopefully inspire them to keep coming back.If things went well, maybe we'd gain enough traction to offer classes throughout the summer.A lot of parents were already excited about it. Some probably just wanted a couple hours of peace and quiet on a Saturday morning, but honestly, that was fine too.We had chosen the perfect time, not too early, not too late.Just enough structure and fun to make everyone happy.One of the volunteers, Myla, hurried over carrying several large containers of paint."Do you think this is enough paint?" she asked.I s

Shane's POVAs I watched my children eat their box lunches, I had to admit they looked really good.The lunches had come from a specialty sandwich shop who donated the food, and the kids had been able to choose whatever they wanted. Even the children who didn't eat meat had options. There were wraps, vegetarian sandwiches, fresh fruit, chips, and cookies.Honestly?I was impressed.I grabbed my own lunch box and sat down while Maya grabbed hers and took a seat beside Gabby.The room buzzed with laughter and conversation as kids proudly showed off their artwork."Dad! Did you see what I painted?" Sophia asked excitedly.I looked over at her canvas."Yeah, Soph. This is gorgeous."Her entire face lit up."Really?""Really."She grinned."I love painting. I want to come back next time."I smiled."I'm glad."Then I looked over at Lily."What about you, Lil?""I want to come back too," she said immediately. "I think I did an awesome job."She pointed toward her painting."And the teacher