Against the Wind, Season 2, Episode 1 (Rising Storm)
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Authors: Rebecca Zanetti
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Against the Wind
By Rebecca Zanetti
Rising Storm
Season 2
Episode 1
Story created by Julie Kenner and Dee Davis
Against the Wind, Episode 1
Rising Storm, Season 2
Copyright 2016 Julie Kenner and Dee Davis Oberwetter
ISBN: 978-1-942299-90-5
Published by Evil Eye Concepts, Incorporated
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, scanned, or distributed in any printed or electronic form without permission. Please do not participate in or encourage piracy of copyrighted materials in violation of the author’s rights.
This is a work of fiction. Names, places, characters, and incidents are the product of the author’s imagination and are fictitious. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or establishments is solely coincidental.
Against the Wind
By Rebecca Zanetti
Rising Storm, Season 2, Episode 1
Secrets, Sex and Scandals …
Welcome to Storm, Texas, where passion runs hot, desire runs deep, and secrets have the power to destroy… Get ready. The storm is coming.
As Tate Johnson works to find a balance between his ambitions for political office and the fallout of his brother’s betrayal, Zeke is confronted with his brother Chase’s return home. And while Bryce and Tara Daniels try to hold onto their marriage, Kristin continues to entice Travis into breaking his vows…
New York Times Bestselling author Rebecca Zanetti is the author of over twenty-five dark paranormals, romantic suspense, and contemporary romances, and her books have appeared multiple times on the USA Today, NY Times, Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and iBooks bestseller lists. She lives in the wilds of the Pacific Northwest with her own Alpha hero, two kids, a couple of dogs, a crazy cat…and a huge extended family. She believes strongly in luck, karma, and working her butt off…and she thinks one of the best things about being an author, unlike the lawyer she used to be, is that she can let the crazy out. Her current series are: The Scorpius Syndrome, The Dark Protectors, The Blood Brothers, The Realm Enforcers, The Maverick Montana Cowboys, and the Sin Brothers series. Find Rebecca at:
www.rebeccazanetti.com
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SCORPIUS SYNDROME SERIES
DARK PROTECTORS
Tangled
REALM ENFORCERS
Wicked Kiss
Wicked Bite
SIN BROTHERS
BLOOD BROTHERS
Lethal Lies
Twisted Truths
Acknowledgments from the Author
I’d like to send a huge thank you to Julie Kenner and Dee Davis for including me in this exciting project, and for working so hard on each and every episode. I’ve never seen a more organized duo!
Thank you to Evil Eye, Liz Berry and MJ Rose, for the amazing work and terrific promotions.
Thank you to Jillian Stein for the creative and inspired graphics, memes, and postcards.
Thank you to Kimberly Guidroz and Fedora Chen for the wonderful edits and Asha Hossain for the amazing covers.
Thank you to the amazing readers who have been with us through two complete seasons. I hope you enjoy Season Two!
Dear reader –
We have wanted to do a project together for over a decade, but nothing really jelled until we started to toy with a kernel of an idea that sprouted way back in 2012 … and ultimately grew into Rising Storm.
We are both excited about and proud of this project—not only of the story itself, but also the incredible authors who have helped bring the world and characters we created to life.
We hope you enjoy visiting Storm, Texas. Settle in and stay a while!
Happy reading!
Julie Kenner & Dee Davis
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Table of Contents
An excerpt from Storm Warning, Rising Storm Season 2, Episode 2 by Larissa Ione
Joanne Alvarez finished scrubbing the scratched kitchen table until it shone. Wind rattled the windows, and she jumped, her heart rate kicking into gear. Standing up, she chuckled to herself. It was time to stop being scared by every little noise.
Hector wasn’t coming back.
She murmured the mantra once again, hoping to hell it was true. Guilt instantly slammed into her. He was her husband, and although he’d had his faults, she’d married him for better or worse.
Screw that. Even though she’d made mistakes, many of them, nobody deserved to be beaten by the person who was supposed to love her.
A small voice whispered in the back of her mind that Hector’s fists weren’t why she was finally starting to let the marriage go. It was their daughter. Hector had ruined Dakota by spoiling her so badly. He’d taught her she was better than everybody else, and that there would be no repercussions for her mistakes.
As if on cue, Dakota emerged from the back bedroom, her hair a wild mess, mascara clumped beneath her eyes. She shuffled in worn slippers across the faded but clean tile to pour herself a cup of coffee.
Joanne stiffened her shoulders. “Honey? I’m sorry about the bank job and your apartment, but it’s been close to a month. You need to think about what you’re going to do.” The Rush family had instantly retaliated against Dakota for her brash announcement, leaving the girl jobless as well as homeless. What the heck had Dakota been thinking to publicly announce Senator Rush’s affair with the now pregnant Ginny Moreno? Letting the gossip loose was one thing; standing at the podium in the town park during Founders’ Day and pointing fingers quite another.
Dakota shrugged, her thin shoulders moving beneath the bright pink bathrobe. “I’ll get them back. Don’t worry.”
Frowning, Joanne moved to wipe up the little bit of coffee Dakota had spilled. “That isn’t exactly what I meant. Revenge isn’t the answer, sweetheart.” Why couldn’t she get through to her daughter? Dakota was smart, ambitious, and beautiful. “There’s so much good you could do with your life if you’d just give yourself a chance.”
“Other people keep taking my chances away,” Dakota muttered.
Joanne’s chest actually ached. “Sweetheart, we’ve talked about this a hundred times. Can’t you see what you did was wrong?” She held up a hand when Dakota opened her mouth to most likely argue. “Yes, I know the truth probably had to come out, but the way you did it. In front of everybody, including Celeste Salt. She was devastated to discover Ginny’s baby wasn’t going to be her grandbaby.”
Dakota leaned back against the counter and took a deep drink of the steaming brew. “Ginny is the liar who hurt Celeste, not me.”
Joanne shook her head. They’d been over this and over this. When would Dakota start thinking about other people? Her father lacked empathy. Maybe Dakota did, too. Plus, the girl had been so lonely she’d also had an affair with the senator. Dakota needed self-esteem, but Joanne had no clue how to impart that, and it wasn’t like she’d been a good role model in that arena. Now wasn’t the time to fight about it, apparently. “What’s your plan in general? Not the revenge, but for work? I told you that you’re welcome to live here as long as you want, but our agreement was you had to be looking for a job.”
“I’ll find something else as soon as I can.” Dakota took another sip. “If Daddy would just come back, things would get better again. Have you heard from him?”
Joanne shook her head and glanced around the tiny kitchen. “Still not a word.”
Dakota’s pretty eyes narrowed. “You’re happy about that, aren’t you? Every day that passes without any word is like a celebration for you, isn’t it? If you were a real wife, if you’d treated him like you cared, then you’d at least have some idea of where he was living right now.”
There could be some truth to that statement. “He doesn’t tell me everything, so I don’t know where he would’ve gone,” Joanne said, the words lame even to her ears.
“You don’t miss him at all, do you?” Dakota’s voice rose.
No. Not even a little. “Dakota, I have no idea where he is.”
“He bought this house and everything in it!” Dakota stomped her foot and spilled coffee on the clean floor. “Daddy deserves to live here, and you don’t. When he comes back, he gets to live here, and he’ll kick your lazy butt out. I’m sure he’ll let me stay.”
