Free Fates' Destiny by BD Bond Page B

up the stairs.
    “I’m so sorry Anna.” He whispered in her ear and planted a soft kiss on her tear stained cheek.
    “I want her back Daddy.” Anna’s eyes fluttered open, her soft voice a whisper. “You need to get her back.”
    “I don’t think she’s right for us Sweetheart.” There was no way in hell he was going to hire her back after the way she spoke to him.
    Her blue eyes narrowed. “She’s not right for you.” Then she rolled over, giving him her back.
    Adam was rocked to his core. That was the first time he’d ever seen Anna angry.
    “Anna, Honey.” He laid his hand on her shoulder to roll her back over but she shook his hand off.
    “I’m not talking to you anymore Daddy. What Destiny told you was true. All we want is time with our dad and you got mad at her for telling you. Just leave me alone.”
    Adam dropped to his knees as reality slammed into him full force.
    “I don’t want to sit here and watch you destroy your family anyway!”  
    Oh god. That’s exactly what he’s doing. Destroying his family. Anna was angry with him. His angel was angry. Ali ignores everyone. And Jason acts out. He could see it just as clear as day now. They would grow to hate him. The thought caused tears to form in his throat. He had to do something and there was only one thing he could do right now.
    “I’ll get her back for you, Baby.” He whispered and patted her shoulder. “I promise.”
    Anna still didn’t turn to him as he got up. She just huffed and snuggled deeper into her pillow. She didn’t believe him and he couldn’t blame her. After all the promises he’s made her only to turn around and break them he couldn’t blame her one bit. He was an ass. No worse, he was a bad father.
    He walked out of Anna’s room determined not to break this promise. The only problem now was how he would convince her to come back.
     
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    “Hey girl. Are you ok? I heard what happened with Adam Fates.”
    Destiny’s brow furrowed as she walked out of her bedroom, her phone held between her shoulder and her ear as she tied her robe around her.
    “How did you hear about that?” It just happened a little over an hour ago. There’s no way Kenna already knew about it. Gossip travels fast but not that damn fast.
    “I went by there to drop off some alcohol for you and met Luke.”
    “Luke?” Destiny was dumbfounded. “You met Luke?”
    “Yeah. We have a breakfast date in the morning?” She giggled and Destiny’s eyes about popped out of her head.
    “Are you serious?”  She knew Luke was charming but to get shy, insecure Kenna to agree to a date with him after just meeting him was somethi ng that she didn’t think even he could do.
    “Yep.” She chirped.
    “Girl.” Destiny prompted incredulously as she retrieved a wine glass out of the cabinet and filled it with the bottle of white wine she picked up on her way home. “Start talking. I want to know everything.”
    She killed her first glass as Kenna told her about her asthma attack and how Luke saved her life. She refilled her glass and with glass in one hand, bottle in the other made her way to her dark chocolate sofa.
    She drank this glass a little slower as Kenna told her how he took her home and all about the conversation they had had on the way. She finished by telling her how he asked her to breakfast.
    “He really is a charmer.”
    Destiny agreed. “Anna thinks highly of him.”
    Her heart twisted as she thought of the little girl. What was she doing now? Did someone read her a story before bed?
    She hoped that the next nanny he hired was good to her. She hoped that a little of what she’d said sank into his thick skull. It sickened her to think of that sweet child being hurt by her father day in and day out. It sickened her to think that she would be ruined because of his neglect.
    “Destiny, are you ok?” Kenna’s concerned voice broke her thoughts.
    She didn’t realize she was