Alle Kapitel von Sins of the Family: Falling for my Step-Uncle: Kapitel 131 – Kapitel 135

I brushed Sawyer’s hair as we sat in the bath together. Thinking back to when I had vowed to spend an entire day in bed with her. Not only had I finally achieved that, but neither of us had gotten dressed for the past two days. The most we managed to put on were the his and hers robe that Christina had given us as a housewarming gift. It was safe to say we had officially and thoroughly christened the house.I set the brush down as Sawyer leaned back against me, kissing her temple as she let out a heavy sigh.“What are you thinking?” I asked.“Mmm… how this is almost perfect,” she replied.“Almost?” I pressed. “What’s keeping it from being perfect?”“Well, I can’t help thinking it would be sexier if I didn’t have to wrap my arm in plastic,” she said with a laugh, holding up her cast with its protective covering. “But other than that… nothing.”I squeezed her tightly. “It’ll come off soon enough,” I reminded her. “Only a few more weeks. At least the doctor said you won’t need another su

There was a man in a suit holding a sign with Sylas’ and my name as we left the airport on Wednesday morning. Sylas took my hand as he passed off our bags. We had packed light. Only enough to get us by for a night if something came up. Otherwise, we were both determined to be out of the city and on our way back home before the end of the day.We followed the driver to the town car Sylas had arranged for us. I climbed in and looked out the window as they loaded up. Dark clouds were rolling in, blocking out the morning sun. We were going to get rain soon. It felt a bit apropos considering the day I had ahead of me.I still hadn’t decided if I was going to speak on Dimitri’s behalf. I wasn’t even sure they would let me. But I did want to be at the hearing for moral support, at least. For both Sylas and Dimitri. And my mother, I suppose. She was certainly far from perfect, but that didn’t mean I wanted to see her suffer. And having her marriage fall apart would certainly cause her to suff

I took a deep breath as we stepped out of the courthouse that afternoon. The air was thick with humidity. The rain was still falling and I flinched when a crack of thunder sounded. The wind whipped my hair everywhere. Sylas pulled me to the side behind a pillar, tucking us away from the worst of the elements.The hearing went according to plan. Sylas spoke. The family spoke. All praising Dimitri’s benevolent nature and good name. I highly doubted I would have made any difference if I had spoken up. In the end, the judge approved the plea agreement. Dimitri would serve two years on house arrest. So long as he sticks to his commitment to testify against Charles.“Well, I think we’ve earned ourselves a good meal,” Carla said. “What do you say?”“We might as well,” Sylas said. “It looks like our flight has been delayed due to this weather.”Another boom filled the skies, accompanied by a flash of lightning. Our driver arrived to pick us up and the three of us climbed in. I let them pick t