Love After Us

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Love After Us is also available in Audio * * * The Baker’s Creek Billionaire Brothers Series Loved You Once A Moment Like You Defying Our Forever Call You Mine As We Are Yours to Keep Paradise Bay Billionaire Brothers My Favorite Night Faking The Game Can’t Help Love Along Came You My Favorite Mistake The Way of Us Meant For Me Finally Found You Where We Belong Heartwood Lake Secret Billionaires A Place Like You Dirty Secret Love Love Unlike Ours Through It All Fade into us Better than revenge Breathe Me Life Hard to love Against All Odds: The St. James Family Until Next Time, Love Something Like Love Betting on Love Accidentally in Love Waiting for Love Decker Family Novels Unexpected Everlasting: Suddenly Broken Suddenly Us Somehow Everlasting: Almost Strangers Strangers in Love Perfect Everlasting: Who We Are Who We Love Us After You Covert Affair Duet: After The Vows Love After Us The Downfall of Us: The End of Me When Forever Finds Us Second Chance Sinners Duet Pieces of Us Somehow Finding Us The Spearman Brothers Maybe Later Then He Happened Once Upon a Holiday Almost Perfect Against All Odds Series Wrong Text, Right Love Didn’t Expect You Love Like Her Luna Harbor Finally You Perfectly You Always You Truly You My One My One Regret My One Desire The Everhart Brothers Fall for Me Fight for Me Perfect for Me Forever with Me Mile High Billionaires Finding My Reason Something Like Hate Someday, Somehow Standalones Chasing Fireflies Until I Fall Christmas in Kentbury Chaotic Love Duet Begin with You Back to You Co-writing Holiday with You Home with You Here with You Dear Reader, I write highly emotional romances that include thought provoking subjects. If you would like to see a list of them, please check the link below with more information. This book has a cliffhanger, it’s necessary to read Who We Love to fulfill the most anticipated HEA. TW Website Happy Reading, Claudia Chapter One Mason It’s never easy to know that I’ve lost a man during a mission. It doesn’t happen often, but casualties occur even when we do our damn best to protect everyone. But, losing my son… my pride and joy? My little Seth? Just a few days ago, we were finally beginning to understand each other, maybe even get along. At least that’s what I had hoped would happen after the heart-to-heart conversation we had. Now… I run a hand through my hair, looking at the devastation. “Maybe he’s hiding.” Hawk, one of my best friends and business partners, pats my shoulder. “No one survived this massacre,” I say, looking at the bodies covered with blankets. But where is my son? “The people who died have bullet wounds just like the ones we found in Portland,” Hawk reminds me. “If he didn’t die there, I’m guessing someone saved him here too.” But who’s behind this? That doesn’t matter. My first priority is to find my son. Harrison and Sanford, our best snipers approach us. “The same guys were here. Either they helped Seth and Teddy or finished them along with the Z’s,” Harrison offers his theory. “My guess is they just killed the Z’s. Not Teddy or Seth. There was a sniper on the scene.” Sanford points at the tallest building. “He was there, most likely using technology that let him see in the dark. They have assets.” “We’re dealing with a company like ours,” Harrison concludes. “I’m just not sure of their intentions.” “What happened to the men who were in the accident a few blocks from here?” “Nathan said they ran away. We can’t confirm if they’re the same men who died during the explosions.” Beacon approaches us. He’s pale. Everyone is having trouble continuing this investigation when we’re almost certain there’s no way Seth and Teddy are alive. “The friendly fire killed