The Lost Quarterback Returns novel · Chapter 22 of 24
Chapter 22: The Fire Night
Dylan took one step toward the edge of the stage.
"I've got you," he said into the microphone. "I've got you, and I'm never letting go."
Shanna closed her eyes.
"You said it to both of us," Dylan said. "Didn't you? You said it on the stairs, with one on each arm."
"Dylan."
"Tell them which one you meant it for."
The ballroom held so still I could hear the chandeliers tick.
I watched her look at the crystal on the floor, and at the owner, and at four hundred faces, and at the camera lights.
Then she looked at Bernadette, still standing alone in the middle of the carpet.
Bernadette did not look back.
"Fine," Shanna said.
Her voice came out small, and for the first time all month, there was nothing polished in it.
"I'll tell it. It isn't long."
Dylan lowered the microphone, and a stagehand carried a second one to her.
The rest of this chapter is part of the paid portion of the series. Chapters 1–12 of The Lost Quarterback Returns are free to read — start from the beginning, then unlock the rest with coins in the app.
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