Bud And Bloom Franklin Romane & Geschichten

The scarred man and his partner rushed out and grabbed me. Dad and Mom pulled back Grace and Tommy, who were trying to rush forward, as planned. However, something went wrong.

He doubted their reasons. If my friends only knew I wanted a bigger flat, and one which I owned personally, they wouldn't think of me as very fortunate at all. But I'm ever so thankful and can't complain of the blessing. He looked out. Thin white fog hovered all over the park, above the sprawling tall trees that covered the terrain. He marveled at the trees which supplied the much-needed fresh air. No wonder it's aptly called 'the green lung' of the city, he thought. Coffee was brewing and the aroma of recently baked bagels floated in the air from the bars and coffee shops at the side streets and found its way to his opened window. He sniffed and desired to have an early breakfast.

"You are under suspicion of major online fraud and illegal fundraising. From this moment on, all crowdfunding accounts and bank cards under your name are frozen and forcibly seized." Billy's smile froze on his face at once, and his phone fell to the floor with a thud.

He sounded rather excited when he exclaimed, "Hurry home, Luna! Mr. Graham just announced something huge!" I hummed in response and said, "I have something to tell you too, Dad." The yard was buzzing with activity and packed with unfamiliar faces when I made it back to Graham Manor. Dad placed down the bottle of weedkiller. He was grinning from ear-to-ear when he explained, "These people are part of Ms. Franklin's family. Mr. Patrick just announced that Ms. Franklin and Mr. Tristan will be getting engaged in the next three days." I was momentarily stunned before I glanced at the guests in the yard.

That was the first bite of the sweet forbidden fruit. ***End of flashback*** Frank was working out in the gym room. Uptown hip hop music was blasting the speakers as he ran on the treadmill occasionally stopping to break dance. He had a cap, bare-chested showing his athletic physique, grey sweat pants and a pair of white sneakers on his feet. The wall was decorated by mirrors on one side, the other was graffiti and art and a huge portrait of his mother on the wall. "You want to join me wade? Cut some weight"

I murmured. Franklin ran up to me then, his hair sticking up and his cheeks pink. “Mommy! Aunt Susan says I can bake cupcakes with her later!” “Cupcakes?” I forced my voice into something playful. “Only if you promise to save one for me.” “I’ll save two,” he said solemnly, then turned to Alex. “One for Daddy too.” Alex smiled, but I saw the shadow behind it. The tension hadn’t left either of us. When Susan led Franklin back outside, the silence that filled the house was almost too heavy to breathe in.

Journal, light a candle, a little soft music, maybe some meditation. “El! Come have a shot with me and the girls!” Frank shouted from his porch the second I drove up and exited the car. I debated for only a second or two. Maybe tequila shots would be good for enlightenment too. “Don’t mind if I do, Frank.” I climbed his stairs instead of mine and had a seat on the lap of one of his mannequins. It was time to stop fighting the weird and get on board with it. Time to stop fighting my attraction to Boston and fighting against the feelings that were still there even after what he’d done. Time to face things head on and see where I stood.

The USB drive was the final item in the paper bag. "Mr. Cadell, Madam put this in the paper bag too. Please listen to it." After pressing the play button, Lucas heard two familiar voices. "Liam, you have to cling to Daddy, alright? Our future is in your hands." "But, Mommy, he's not my Daddy…" Their voices echoed across the banquet hall. Soon, the crowd was in an uproar. "Oh my God, that boy isn’t even Mr. Cadell's biological child!" "Did Mr. Cadell get his daughter killed for a child who isn’t even related to him? He even cornered his wife into divorcing him!"

I didn't need this shit so early in the morning. "Mm... you seen the little Blossom yet?" Tyler laughed. Fuck sake. Blossom was a girl from the Blood Moon pack, her father was their former Alpha and her brother had taken over 4 years ago when he was 21. She was small, and sweet. Her hair was always tied up in a ribbon and she was always reading... or doing work. She never really spoke to anyone. I'd only ever seen her with two people. And I had to admit, I'd had a crush on her as soon as I'd laid eyes on her. But I always felt guilty in the back of my head.

A drop of tear landed on the back of my hand. I ignored it and made a rose appear out of thin air just like a magician. "When we first started dating, you were nothing but a bouncer. The owner's enemies came looking for trouble. On Valentin's Day, you were severely injured and covered in blood. I was worried sick. I cried helplessly as I looked at your wounds. But what did you do? You pulled out a rose that you had been hiding, and it was covered in blood." Thomas chuckled as he took the rose from me.